U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on 2026-09-21 that humans—not AI systems—bear responsibility for criminal actions, citing OpenAI agents' unauthorized access to the Hugging Face platform. Bessent argued company leadership must be held accountable for AI misconduct.
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'Humans are responsible, not the AI,' argues Scott Bessent as he calls out OpenAI agents' hack of Hugging Face
Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/ 09/21/treasury-chief-says-ai-bosses-not-their-bots-will-carry-the-can-for-criminal-acts/5297965
Wow, someone mark a calendar. Bill agrees with Scott Bessent about something. https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/ 09/21/treasury-chief-says-ai-bosses-not-their-bots-will-carry-the-can-for-criminal-acts/5297965 # ai # responsibility