Head of Commerce Department’s AI safety arm resigns

Dr. Chris Fall, the director of the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) is resigning after just three months in the role.

The exit of Fall, who was appointed to head the AI safety organization in April, comes amid a fluctuation in the Trump administration’s AI policy. Staff at CAISI are directly involved with testing AI models as the White House expresses heightened concerns over the cybersecurity risks with new model rollouts.

Fall also served in President Trump’s first term, including as the director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. He also held roles in the Office of Naval Research and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

A spokesperson for the Commerce Department confirmed Dr. Arvind Raman, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology........

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