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Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns
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With public anxiety growing over mounting reports about out-of-control artificial intelligence agents, the tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new AI offerings lacks a permanent leader and has stopped publishing its research. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With public anxiety growing over mounting reports about out-of-control artificial intelligence agents, the tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new AI offerings lacks a permanent leader and has stopp
The problem
The Commerce Department's AI safety center, funded at $10 million a year, has gone without a permanent director since the summer, stopped publishing its safety reports and been asked to report informally to a White House office, which critics say weakens independent checks.
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The reporting on the White House reporting arrangement relies on two anonymous former officials, and the White House did not respond to specific questions about CAISSI.
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v1Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2439, v1: “Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns.” Truvace, 2026-11-09. /record/TRV-2026-2439 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 742e68bd72ff8f9b…
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