Trump’s AI wager meets a safety reckoning

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As frontier models grow more capable, the president is resisting calls for new guardrails. Inside his administration, Scott Bessent has taken a more cautious approach.

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2026-09-17 16:00 · Fast Company AI
Trump’s AI wager meets a safety reckoning

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