According to a number of reports, the National Institute of Standard Technology may dismiss 500 employees.
AXIOS reported this week that the US AI Safety Research Institute (AISI) and the NIST, the American American For America (AISI), will be “Gutted” by targeting protection staff (usually the first or two years). And Bloomberg said some of the employees had already received an oral notice for the upcoming dismissal.
Even before the latest dismissal report, the future of AISI seemed uncertain. The institute, which requires research and developing standards for AI development, was created as part of an administrative order on Joe Biden’s AI safety last year. President Donald Trump abolished the order in the office on the first day, and AISI’s supervision departed in early February.
Fortune talked about several AI safety and policy organizations that criticized the reported dismissal.
Jason Green-Lowe, director of the AI Policy Center, said, “If these reductions are confirmed, these expertise seriously affects the government’s ability to study and solve the government’s important AI safety issues at any time. .
