What happened
A federal AI safety office was asked to report informally to the White House while it lacks a permanent leader and has stopped publishing research, raising independence questions.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
# Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns
The tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new artificial intelligence offerings doesn’t have a permanent leader and has stopped publishing its research
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting and luncheon on artificial intelligence (AI), in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
By Garance Burke | AP
SAN FRANCISCO — With [public anxiety growing](https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-midterms-anthropic-openai-ipo-9a057de94eb8f30a2fdb5b938918627e) over mounting reports about [out-of-control artificial intelligence agents](https://apnews.com/article/ai-hacking-hugging-face-openai-anthropic-452281863a49b18220057e71d4715cf4) , 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.
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Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns
The tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new artificial intelligence offerings doesn’t have a permanent leader and has stopped publishing its research
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Democracy Dies in Darkness
# Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns
The tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new artificial intelligence offerings doesn’t have a permanent leader and has stopped publishing its research
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting and luncheon on artificial intelligence (AI), in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
By Garance Burke | AP
SAN FRANCISCO — With [public anxiety growing](https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-midterms-anthropic-openai-ipo-9a057de94eb8f30a2fdb5b938918627e) over mounting reports about [out-of-control artificial intelligence agents](https://apnews.com/article/ai-hacking-hugging-face-openai-anthropic-452281863a49b18220057e71d4715cf4) , 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.
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