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Bessent Compares AI Safety-Warning CEOs to Hannibal Lecter
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has compared chief executives who warn about artificial intelligence risks to Hannibal Lecter, the fictional cannibal from The Silence of the Lambs. The remark mocks industry leaders who publicise AI's dangers, and is drawing attention as a pointed jab from a senior official at prominent tech executives.
Why now: A senior US official publicly ridiculing AI industry CEOs over their safety warnings is provocative and feeds the debate over AI risk rhetoric.
Evidence
- Bessent Compares AI Safety-Warning CEOs to Hannibal Lecter · Startup Fortune
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