Treasury Secretary Bessent: AI labs must own their risks, government won't take the liability
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-22
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC:
- AI labs "need to take responsibility for themselves" — the government will not
- The "huggingface incident" is the responsibility of OpenAI management, not "a bunch of agents"
- He criticized labs that cite a 10% chance of an extinction-level event while simultaneously asking to be relieved of liability
A rare instance of a senior US official directly addressing AI lab liability and the contradiction in their own safety claims.
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