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Trump administration cuts 'Safety' from AI Safety Institute
The Commerce Department’s new priorities for the group include researching potential foreign influence via AI systems.
The Trump administration says it’s reforming a Biden-era artificial intelligence safety institute, renaming and reformulating one of the only federal government departments dedicated to oversight of the burgeoning technology. The reframing away from “safety” is in line with the Trump administration’s statements and actions signaling its belief that oversight efforts for AI companies could unnecessarily dull the United States’ competitive edge in the space. Within his first week, Trump announced the creation of the $500 billion Stargate initiative in collaboration with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, which aims to make the United States a world leader in AI.
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