Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on artificial intelligence (AI) and data center companies to improve their messaging in comments at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, saying they, “Have done a horrendous job of explaining themselves to the American people.”
\n\nAt the three-day meeting with world finance leaders, Bessent praised the promise of what AI and large language models (LLMs) can do, pointing to how small business startups are increasing on main street but offered warnings that the companies must do better to ensure the U.S. is the global AI superpower.
\n\nU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the 2026 G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. (U.S. Department of Treasury)
\n\nBessent said other countries at the meeting were interested in what the United States was doing from the regulatory side. He said U.S. officials discussed how they have structured industry working groups and are working with them to increase resiliency.
\n\nHe called on the AI and data center companies to reset their messaging.
\n\n“These models are powerful and moving very quickly, and we all have a responsibility to make sure we get to the productivity phase,” Bessent said.
\n\nBessent made a point of noting how he…
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