America's AI Testing Office Is Leaderless, Quieter, and Closer to the White House

Daily AI Safety News · Nov 10, 2026 · 5m

The AP reports that staff at the U.S. government's small AI testing office were asked to report informally to an unnamed White House office. The center has no permanent leader and, the AP says, has stopped publishing its research. Government testing is one of the few outside checks on AI companies' safety claims.

In this episode

What the center does

Two directors gone, and public reports paused since June

Concern from both parties, and what it still publishes and tests

Fears of politicized findings versus hopes for more funding

The caveat: the core claim rests on two unnamed sources

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