United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury (2025–)
| Born | 1962-08-21 · Conway, South Carolina |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Portrait: United States Department of the Treasury · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI model distillation should be viewed as “competition,” while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described it as “theft.”
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a possible choice to become Donald Trump’s new AI czar.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 23:04
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the United States is proposing an AI safety notification mechanism for President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to consider at their upcoming summit in Washington. U.S.-China discussions on AI safety are continuing.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-22 01:29
Bloomberg reports that Trump will name an AI czar and that Bessent and Trump are set to meet in New York, alongside other top stories of the day.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-20 04:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington is willing to discuss shared risks with China at AI talks planned for this weekend, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from Bessent.
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ReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-16 18:00
