With this renaming of AISI to CAISI[1], and the resignation of its founding director[2] Elizabeth Kelly, It seems that the position has sifted to, don't let any concerns about social harms stop tech companies doing what ever they want, and also lets make a show of how bad China is. I think any public comment outside of the narrow definition of AI Risk as risk to national security, might fall on deaf ears.

[1] https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/06/stateme... [2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ai-safety-institute-di...