{"slug": "dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai", "title": "Dem rep asks Bessent to ‘talk sense’ into Trump on regulating AI", "summary": "Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) on Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to convince President Trump to reverse course on regulating artificial intelligence during Bessent's appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. Lynch said Trump does not have \"a grasp\" of \"what we're dealing with\" regarding AI.", "body_md": "Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) on Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to convince President Trump to reverse course on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Lynch said Trump does not have “a grasp” of “what we’re dealing with” regarding AI. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think the…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6090823-lynch-urges-bessent-trump-ai-regulation/", "published_at": "2026-09-15 18:45:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 19:20:51.712012+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Stephen Lynch", "Scott Bessent", "Donald Trump", "House Financial Services Committee", "Treasury Department"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-rep-asks-bessent-to-talk-sense-into-trump-on-regulating-ai.jsonld"}}