Head of US AI safety agency resigns

U.S. Centre for AI Standards and Innovation Director Chris Fall has resigned ‌just ⁠three ⁠months after being appointed to lead the federal AI testing institute at the Department ⁠of Commerce, ‌a Commerce Department spokesperson told ⁠Reuters.

Arvind Raman, who leads the Commerce Department office that oversees the AI testing institute, will step into ‌Fall’s role temporarily, the spokesperson said. Raman ⁠is the former dean of engineering at Purdue University.