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Commerce AI safety center CAISSI asked to report to White House office, sources say

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According to the Associated Press, officials at the Commerce Department's AI safety center CAISSI were asked to informally report to a White House office, raising concerns about the center's independence. The request comes amid growing public anxiety over reports of out-of-control AI agents.

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    Sources: officials at the Commerce Department's AI safety center CAISSI were asked to informally report to a White House office, raising independence concerns (Garance Burke/Associated Press)

    Garance Burke / Associated Press : Sources: officials at the Commerce Department's AI safety center CAISSI were asked to informally report to a White House office, raising independence concerns — With public anxiety growing over mounting reports about out-of-control artificial intelligence agents, the tiny U.S. government division charged …

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