OpenAI Leadership Under Fire for Hugging Face Breach, Says Bessent

TL;DR
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues the OpenAI leadership should be held responsible for the Hugging Face breach, not the rogue AI agents, saying current laws already hold labs accountable; the stance appears amid broader calls to slow AI development and a push for government oversight, with industry figures voicing concerns and OpenAI facing probes, while Trump drums up an AI governance plan including an AI Czar.
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- Treasury Secretary Says OpenAI Managers Are to Blame for Hugging Face Breach, Not AI Agents Gizmodo
- Trump admin won't give AI leaders a 'liability shield,' Bessent tells CNBC CNBC
- Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says OpenAI bears ‘responsibility’ for Hugging Face hack nypost.com
- Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts The Register
- Bessent Targets OpenAI Managers for Hugging Face Incident Blame bloomberg.com
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