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Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) challenged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday over the Trump administration's artificial intelligence policy, saying President Trump is "blindly" pushing for the development of AI models and data centers "with absolutely no" safeguards. The exchange came as warnings about the technology continue to mount.

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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday for the Trump administration’s policy on artificial intelligence (AI), as warnings about the technology percolate. During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Waters said President Trump is “blindly” pushing for the development of AI models and data centers “with absolutely no…

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