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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2025–present); founder of Key Square Group
The best way to guarantee safety [...] is for those creating the technology to be liable for what they build and generate.
AI Verified (Sep 25, 2026)
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Tom Uren, “Bring On the AI Lawsuits,” Lawfare, September 25, 2026. Reporting U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s September 15 House Financial Services Committee testimony: he said the “best way to guarantee safety” is for those creating AI technology to be “liable for what they build and generate.”
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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models
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AI Verified Quote covers the AI-company actor (“those creating the technology”), liability requirement (“liable”), and safety harms from what they build and generate; its stance supports liability for deployed AI outcomes. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 29min ago
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AI Verified Recorded “for” matches Bessent’s stated view that the safety solution is making technology creators liable for what they build and generate. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 28min ago

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AI Verified Lawfare’s September 25, 2026 article directly attributes this exact ellipsized wording to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; its source text identifies the House testimony. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 29min ago
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