White House removes Collin Burns from AI Standards Center over Anthropic connections
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Updated · The Washington Post · Apr 27
White House removes Collin Burns from AI Standards Center over Anthropic connections
8 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Apr 27
Burns, a former Anthropic AI researcher, was dismissed just four days after starting at the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation.
Senior White House officials acted after learning of Burns’s prior ties to Anthropic, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest in federal AI policy roles.
The Commerce Department did not comment on the dismissal, highlighting ongoing scrutiny of industry-government relationships as the U.S. increases oversight of AI standards and innovation.
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