Overview

• President Trump repealed President Biden’s 2023 AI executive order and ordered the Commerce Department to transform the AI Safety Institute into the Center for AI Standards and Innovation.
• The new name removes “safety” to emphasize rapid development and stronger collaboration with industry and international partners.
• CAISI will carry over its predecessor’s core functions, including evaluating AI system capabilities and vulnerabilities and developing voluntary security standards.
• Lutnick described previous regulations as overly restrictive censorship and insisted the rebranding will free innovators while maintaining defense-grade security protocols.
• Full details of CAISI’s expanded responsibilities are pending release of the administration’s forthcoming AI Action Plan.