Trump administration rebrands AI Safety Institute

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced plans Tuesday to “reform” the department’s AI Safety Institute into a new body called the Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

The new name signals a shift away from the term “safety” and toward a desire for rapid development of the technology, though the primary role of the renamed body appears to be more or less the same. The center, like the AISI, will continue to evaluate the capabilities and vulnerabilities of the…