NIST cuts would put US behind AI eightball, tech groups warn Commerce secretary

Meta's chief AI scientist says the Trump administration has started a 'witch hunt' in academia

Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun.FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty ImagesMeta's chief AI scientist accused the Trump administration of starting a "witch hunt" in academia.Yann LeCun said Monday that academics were at risk of losing their green cards "based on their speech."LeCun previously warned of US brain drain because of research funding cuts.Meta's chief AI scientist has ramped up his criticism of the Trump administration, accusing it of …

NIST cuts would put US behind AI eightball, tech groups warn Commerce secretary

U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence would be compromised by cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, top tech trade associations warned in a letter sent Monday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. In the letter, the tech groups praised NIST’s AI work that began during President Donald Trump’s first term, making the case to Lutnick that the agency “has proven to be a critical enabler for the U.S. government and U.S. ind…

DOGE Hits NIST, Sparks Industry Concerns

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2025 – The Commerce Department terminated more than 70 employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on March 3, part of President Donald Trump’s broader federal workforce purge, which has already ousted tens of thousands of civil servants.The NIST terminations, first reported by NextGov and Politico, came just days before Trump vowed to dismantle the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act in his State of the Union ad…

i2Coalition Signs onto SIIA Letter in Support of NIST Role in U.S. AI Policy

The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) has joined a like-minded group of organizations in signing onto a letter by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), emphasizing the critical role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in maintaining U.S. leadership in the rapidly-evolving artificial intelligence industry. SIIA has now sent this letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The lette…

SIIA Leads Tech Industry Letter Supporting NIST

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and a coalition of organizations have sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick emphasizing the critical role of the National Institute […] The post SIIA Leads Tech Industry Letter Supporting NIST appeared first on SIIA.