Sources: officials at the Commerce Department's AI safety center CAISSI were asked to informally report to a White House office, raising independence concerns

Officials at the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence, a division of the U.S. Commerce Department, were recently asked to informally report to a White House office, according to former government officials. The arrangement has raised independence concerns among critics who worry about the potential politicization of safety decisions regarding cybersecurity, bioweapons, and AI models. Meanwhile, the division has experienced leadership turnover and stopped publishing its public reports. Open article →