Sources: WH pushed out the Center for AI Standards and Innovation's head, Collin Burns, after just four days on the job due to his previous work with Anthropic
BREAKING UPDATE: While Burns was in the onboarding process, Commerce decided to go in a different direction, @DailySignal has learned. Instead, Dr. Chris Fall will lead the Center for AI Standards and Innovation. “Dr. Chris Fall has been selected to serve as the next Director
Huge, though I think the key thing here is CAISI finally having a leader, and one with technical expertise, moreso than the Anthropic thing (he was at OAI before that, though this being OKed now is I guess one additional signal of a thaw, with Trump's statements being bigger).
This guy dumped pre-IPO anthropic equity and moved across the continent to serve his country, and was rewarded by his country with a punch in the face. It would be blackpilling if I weren't so sure that the market will make better use of Collin than the bureaucrats ever will.
First, congratulations to Dr. Fall! Second, Collin Burns is well regarded by everyone I knew in his field, and is a genuine technical researcher (and a world-ranked Rubik's cube master! A true shape rotator!). A strange move from USG to cancel his employment, but alas.