US Treasury Secretary: AI Companies Must Bear Direct Liability for Outputs

Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary, has declared that legal liability exemptions for AI developers should not be permitted in order to secure artificial intelligence safety. He argued that the safest approach is for AI companies to directly bear responsibility for their technology and generated results. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bessent made these remarks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Thursday (local time), addressing AI safety and developer accountability.