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Scott Bessent

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2025–present); founder of Key Square Group

The two AI superpowers are gonna start talking. We're gonna set up a protocol in terms of how do we go forward with best practices for AI to make sure non-state actors don't get a hold of these models. [...] The reason we are able to have wholesome discussions with the Chinese on AI is because we are in the lead.

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AI Verified ai_verified: A reliable secondary source reproduces the wording in English verbatim and attributes it to Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on May 14, 2026: “The two AI superpowers are gonna start talking. We're gonna set up a protocol ... to make sure non-state actors don't get a hold of these models” and “The reason we are able to have wholesome discussions with the Chinese on AI is because we are in the lead.” A CNBC-licensed Times Brasil/CNBC version also carries the same statements in faithful Portuguese translation. I could not open the original CNBC URL directly because of access restrictions, but another reliable source contains the exact text. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/bessent-says-us-is-able-to-discuss-ai-with-china-because-we-are-in-the-lead-4688015)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

AI Verified Verified. Quote attributed to Scott Bessent (U.S. Treasury Secretary), year 2026. WebFetch of the CNBC source_url returned HTTP 403, but a web search confirmed the exact quote text from the same CNBC article and multiple corroborating outlets (Yahoo Finance, The Hill, Cumhuriyet Daily, Investing.com). Bessent made these remarks to CNBC on 2026-05-14 around the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, saying the two AI superpowers would set up a protocol on best practices to keep non-state actors from obtaining the models, and that the U.S. can have these discussions "because we are in the lead." Vote alignment checks out: statement 393 ("Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation") with a "for" vote matches Bessent's support for an international AI-safety protocol. Author attribution and CNBC primary source are correct. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 4mo ago

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