# Bessent says US needs more open-source AI models to compete with China

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-15 23:40 UTC · Category: Business

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this Business story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Bessent says US needs more open-source AI models to compete with China" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Bloomberg.com, Politico, thehill.com and Yahoo Finance. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Gizmodo | Don’t Give AI Companies What They Want, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tells Lawmakers | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxQbVFURE4zTzZQaEdXNVZtWmdVS0lrcjJRaEtvOU15cXpvQ1dwLV9Ua3E4cjBKMUZCVnhXQWNKWWxJdjFXRFZHUkNZcUw3WFdwMWNUV2JoNF9ERl9jWHRPQjBZR3VrWXRaNWNJMl8waG1JQTRtTi04a3I2LVY1cG1qejJYaHB5ckUzMGx2aGQ5ZnFDRmZnbHMxTU9pbEdzY3NoUlV1SzM5eUh0VTA?oc=5) |
| Axios | Scoop: U.S. open to discuss AI "shared risks" with China, Bessent says | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE1xQkVJVkt5SGpqeEhFZVBXSThYWXotdm1VaFFaVDRSU3pUdXBERENEMF9DOGl1Umc4SjNscW40SEFmTEZ1WGlsdWM1X3VORFB4SnU4TmtRdXk0Rm0tQWxRVC1PeTc0a1BLN0F5YjVRMjRJQjVCR3VreWNB?oc=5) |
| FedScoop | Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE9NbG9CRW5HLXcyNWFUdHkwX21sTVFER2ozQW9EYWxKVk0xcFJOaXlTX0o4M3JNSUFaN09YRkczTTNyanFrTU41b1BFRmpRV1dwMEJtTUp4WHJrMVFNM3BFRDYyb1h2cjdBQXd6VTBkNHktY0FxQ1ptTVRqSGFzZw?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | Maxine Waters sounds alarm on AI risks in heated exchange with Scott Bessent | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPUG5jUHktMGgxbXFCb09WdTRpLVVBWFQwX20zbFF3cG91cWhZVGxEOTdoWkdvOUp2R2RkTGFqd0dhazFfRjBYTlhBa1Ztc25zY1ZwR2JkZ1p2TWRHZVZoTWNIclpqSmZzdWxLRFJlZHpCVlhjWU1DdExMMGNsVTA1RVhFNlFzMlc1Tl9ocVRCRWdKZE0?oc=5) |
| TheGrio | Maxine Waters sounds alarm on AI risks in heated exchange with Scott Bessent | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE5rRXREYjI0RFYwakhvbFN3Q1BBR0VTR2hZZ3VDY01UMVM2UGdSN2Zja3kxVmtmeHVoUFpHaVNJZDdOYlJMSlNrb0tqaVRBYUI0WEFZQVBTWHFyODd4aUtRUDJJUzhXRXdkV3IzcERuVEJHLUQ0a1FkUnFZSGlmUQ?oc=5) |
| TRT World | US, China push competing visions for AI, global security cooperation | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWEFVX3lxTFBsTE9WVWFfd05JaU5Da2pkSHZ2VDlWUlJfRzB5RXlCX01iTHhrdE53MHh6S1ZrU3BmWTZSTEJ1Ynh3M0dibF9DOTFzQ29zb3VaVk1ac1R4UEU?oc=5) |
| The Hill | Dem rep asks Bessent to ‘talk sense’ into Trump on regulating AI | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxOVzhUR2o2emJmUzNHSVV0d25yUTlvaU9HWTFseUNCRlNkNUdRZUt1Y3NRcXY4UXNaUGFCSFJiU2Z0Q005Q2VuUTFpSHY1MVJRbVltbFFISWQxN1NfcnhkZ3hxMXhqODY5YkdBRXdadFd0eGZoV2FfdFdJMU9yOXkycFlWTW85cC14Tm5RX2d2b9IBlAFBVV95cUxQWVVrZjBuaEJoSjlZTVZhQTJzcnJ2WHJtWFBXb2l1cXV3ODlTM3hjYkVOVjdZMkp1amZEWUR1OTBRSmN4SFBMMGZuYXRXZTZPeUU3a3Uwa1FqNXY3VlE1RzhwdkNicGhRYW50MFRDTmpJMTlkQkZBOU0xLUlTczJYQ1hFRm85V0dOQ3l1Q1hCZ3d3cmNN?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | Bessent Tells Congress He Hasn’t Seen Any AI Regulation He Would Support: ‘I Haven’t Seen Anything Yet’ | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPYzlhU3J1SUVZalotZmx4ZjRTLVI0ZlNJOUtrQWlVWU1HWUlvLXByZXJCSXRUcTBzWFF3N2V5OVp5NG0tX3hkRVVoZG5XUXZuVTVHaGs4S2VuQVU2QlUzTFpJVjNXaURaNWtLcHE1aG1sQ3EwX2hBVVdtNDVRZnBGdjczZmd4enVvRzFZYzl4ejJkNDg?oc=5) |
| thehill.com | Bessent grilled on AI, bond market in tense House hearing: 3 takeaways | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE1KS25XNkhJOVk1Z1ByVHZGWUc2aGVqdGQzUmpQbkFxX1JKMFJmVU1iQlNrcnVDTk5nemYwcVBNRHBSTnNzb0RzQ2dzY0ZfR0xGQ1cxSUtiRnc5a1FqV2VfRm5pcFIxNnB1QUxfZjEwcV9xQWpZSnEyY0tCSl9qLTjSAYQBQVVfeXFMTmZYU0VhRUJBZGZuTVpWU1lldVp1TGlNVnppa2hrb0ZhMTRnYjBES05oVFRoRlp2bU1MNGVfR0VldWRPRTF5SkNoYkZCWkRDMS0wZEVwUTE1ZW1HWnBWWUoyeHhISDVqZFpLLXNOZy1EMFRnMTNzd3ZPZ1h6ckZiTmtOZERw?oc=5) |
| Bloomberg.com | Bessent Warns ‘Nothing Else Would Matter’ If China Wins AI Race | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNYWhnT0s2WHpDSnFFeGRVa2JvRFhHWXhsUGtPeVJFTFVXQklNTEJBSGpMcTkzejN1cjhDNjVsaHdValk3S0hvZ2Ruc1ZzV2dsNFJKM0t5cUR1dmU1MktKc19MQU1JVUNvSXFGaFpqWlhLcGJtOF9vTWd1d014MVpBdjVUTkt0RUM2eUJnVVB5SXh3NERvZHl3dFE1UDA2MzUwUFVYMEhmSDlYWGlGYlNCbA?oc=5) |
| Politico | Bessent: AI companies ‘could stop any time they want to’ | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxQZ2cyOXlwcmFpSjk4VUNyeXVUbUt4dFIweU5xSV9SQTdjbjBpMTNnQ0Jva2VRMXNORTlreG5HTU0tUjRBRlpJRmVwalZ5VkpfdmsxbWtyOERZT3hzT1cxRHZjVjRPMldBemdHMHRtb0FhUzFkQ3hHa09aYkQ2bXFrRE9CNGRhcFZlUE1lM2NpNTB3YkZ2WWk3VzBnRXRqeTdZQWgzbndB?oc=5) |
| thehill.com | Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxNNlQwR2w2MFZWRDd1Yjl4SkZBc205Yk9rcmFQQ2hiUkNhT05PZ3psempucWF4dXY4Ry10TUVGbmdIRGFsb2Q2THVkRnpid1lGM0dXSUEwVEJDVl9jNUM2X2x1OGotbXlKTDU5NG0xb1VWaGtkOXVvY08yQTV3QW9uaHp1c9IBiAFBVV95cUxNeWIzd1BQMm9DN19OU1J1eVZLWGs0WGFfemJRejBrNU1HbXdlYnZkNWN2eGFaQ0NVVEJlTlF3eTZuQ0ZvVkxQUlUwNVp3cXpYbENjbUdra2ZBZGZQampxY0xrcnE2WW4wVGhEZEpvMG9nVC1jVTVNOG85ZFdjSFNaa1VYS2l6RFdk?oc=5) |
| Yahoo Finance | Bessent defends Trump administration's safety stance on AI | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxPX29YNDd5cWdLNVJIZmMwV3BuYVo1ZDJXUXM0VXhlS2syclBmcm0wN2lkbXg5X1BIVXRHOEQxdDhTa1FkTmluUDljTVBZNnV5WERZYktEMzNoOV9xbjRIdktHZ2RZa1E2T0pvbGRGMmhfbkhGckwwc2N6b0swaVl1NzJ1X0Z6S1pPNGlGZk4yNlFvX1dabHNVQl9KMkRTNWJYdElTVW01cUhjNFhPRnRtM3pZVng4SncwWDNNNg?oc=5) |
| Fox Business | Bessent says US needs more open-source AI models to compete with China | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNMXBoeHRBaXA0ZUdVTmNhMnV1akZ6UHNCR29zMWFGUEVJRlUtbXZHaTVjaWZxSC1yeXpMNzZYbFlMb25hamk1WU1fV0hDV3phajdGbXIzV0FaZVljc3FxREVQVVNYYzhTTnh0SkJ5Z05tcjZ0dC1FOEZoemlMUzhvdkY5UkJIbFRSN1dWVWIwd2xwVUZUbVNscy1TZzFfV1ZLZnFr0gGoAUFVX3lxTE5KWjN1UnUzb3owXzFQUkFQR3FMYWNHbENnUFVUcHdKajFGNURfNGZ2MWR2eG1tM3drYzd1MVBxM0NVVENDbnh3VVFTV24zcGk0djE4MUo5SEhrUzdpamdCdXFud18xaUgwTTgzcW9FOUs3U2xabU1tZlE5RmlwbVg2Z0tJOGFZN3hUSmZucklkOFkyYmtEWE1pSFVrd25rR0VKVEl1VlRBeg?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoaiapps.com/trend/2026-09-15/bessent-says-us-needs-more-open-source-ai-models-to-compete-with-china*