Head of US AI safety agency resigns

FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo 21 Jul 2026 12:20AM (Updated: 21 Jul 2026 12:33AM) WASHINGTON, July 20 : U.S. Center 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. Source: Reuters