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- AISI staff have been signed off work with stress, with the source citing tight model release schedules and AI fears as drivers of low morale and burnout
- OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind researchers also report burnout and stress tied to developing powerful AI, alongside their AISI counterparts
Why it matters: The burnout spans the UK's government safety evaluator and the four leading frontier AI labs, meaning the people closest to building and reviewing powerful AI are simultaneously under strain. With multiple AISI staff signed off, the institute's capacity to conduct timely pre-deployment evaluations is directly diminished.
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