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Trump administration's head of AI safety agency resigns after 3 months on job
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Chris Fall, the head of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, resigned from his role as director three months after he was picked for the job by the Trump administration, CNBC confirmed on Monday.
Key facts
- Commerce Department spokesperson Kristen Eichamer told CNBC that Arvind Raman, the director of National Institute of Standards and Technology, will serve as acting director of CAISI and continue
- Chris Fall, the head of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, resigned from his role as director three months after he was picked for the job by the Trump administration, CNBC confirmed
- His exit adds to growing uncertainty surrounding who serves as the Trump administration's point person for AI policy and research
- It's a particularly sensitive moment for the White House as Chinese open-source models gain traction in the U.S. against big proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic
Summary
CAISI, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, aims to help the government facilitate "testing and collaborative research" around commercial artificial intelligence systems, according to its website. Commerce Department spokesperson Kristen Eichamer told CNBC that Arvind Raman, the director of National Institute of Standards and Technology, will serve as acting director of CAISI and continue to oversee the agency. His exit adds to growing uncertainty surrounding who serves as the Trump administration's point person for AI policy and research. It's a particularly sensitive moment for the White House as Chinese open-source models gain traction in the U.S. against big proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic.