UK AI Safety Institute staff take sick leave over stress, FT reports

The FT reports that multiple staff at the UK's AI Safety Institute have taken stress-related sick leave, citing tight timelines for testing unreleased models and concerns over rapid AI deployment, with top labs facing similar strain.

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