Treasury Secretary Proposes AI Bat-Phone for Trump and Xi to Share Existential Dread
- Who
- Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary
- What
- proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism for Trump and Xi Jinping to consider at their Washington summit
- When
- September 22, 2026
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with a Chinese official to discuss artificial intelligence safety, according to NBC News. Bessent said the United States is proposing a new notification mechanism for President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to review at their upcoming summit in Washington. The talks are part of ongoing U.S.-China discussions on AI safety. No details of the mechanism were disclosed.
Nothing says 'responsible stewardship of species-level risk' like a Treasury Secretary — the person who manages the debt ceiling — designing a hotline for two men who communicate primarily through tariffs and Truth Social posts.
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