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Scott Bessent: “The US Government has gotten involved [in AI safety].”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 16:41

What can you tell us about this issue? Is this a systemic issue? Should we be worried about AI hacking our bank accounts? You should, Maria. And The US Government has gotten involved [in AI safety]. The companies, they are working with us. What we had in the past month was a step change in the power of one large language model. (16:41–16:45)

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