Treasury Secretary Bessent Seeks To Calm AI Concerns, Acknowledges Need To 'Prepare For Every Occasion'.
Bessent urged AI companies to self-regulate as major developers warned frontier models could threaten security, and he backed a U.S.-China emergency communications channel.
- On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the U.S. and China will establish a bilateral AI-focused communications channel to ensure cooperation during major AI-related emergencies.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed AI risks as a "hoax," yet Bessent appears more receptive to industry warnings from leaders like Anthropic's Dario Amodei regarding "frontier" AI model safety.
- Bessent criticized tech leaders for "alarmism without solutions," insisting companies must self-regulate. He also alleged that Chinese AI project Kimi is "stealing from the U.S. models," occasionally claiming to be Claude.
- While advocating "safe acceleration," the Treasury Secretary warned that China's AI models are "80%, 90% as powerful" as U.S. versions, arguing the U.S. must maintain its lead for negotiating leverage.
- In September, Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York to discuss rogue AI agent risks. Trump stated last week he does not want a formal AI safety deal.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Seeks To Calm AI Concerns, Acknowledges Need To 'Prepare For Every Occasion'.
Scott Bessent addressed rising calls for AI regulation and criticized AI "alarmism", but conceded that "safe" development and greater U.S.-China cooperation was desirable.
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