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News 2026-09-21 15:00 UTC

Bessent says AI labs must take responsibility on risk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said AI labs "need to take responsibility for themselves" as debate continues over whether regulation is needed to slow the race to build better models, in comments reported by WSJ.

News 2026-09-21 13:46 UTC

Scott Bessent Says AI Companies Must Take Responsibility, Rejects Calls for Federal Liability Shield: ‘It Is Humans Who Are Responsible, Not the AI’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said AI companies should take responsibility for their products rather than rely on a federal “liability shield,” adding to the debate over how Washington should regulate the rapidly developing technology Bessent told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday that humans should be held accountable fo