Top Trump AI safety director leaves job after 3 months

Chris Fall, director of the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation and key figure in federal AI model review and Anthropic export control negotiations, has left after three months. NIST Director Arvind Raman will assume acting leadership while the department searches for a permanent replacement with deep AI expertise.

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