White House removes Collin Burns from Commerce Department AI post after four days
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Updated · The Washington Post · Apr 24
White House removes Collin Burns from Commerce Department AI post after four days
6 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Apr 24
Burns, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher, was asked to resign from the Center for AI Standards and Innovation on Thursday and replaced by scientist Chris Fall.
The abrupt ouster followed concerns over Burns’s Anthropic ties and lack of advance briefing for senior White House officials, reflecting ongoing tensions between the administration and Anthropic over AI security and military use.
Burns had relocated and forfeited valuable Anthropic stock for the position, highlighting government struggles to recruit top AI talent amid industry-government friction and the administration’s ongoing legal dispute with Anthropic.
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