Joe Biden administration takes first step toward writing key AI standards
generative artificial intelligence and how to test and safeguard systems.
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said it was seeking public input by Feb. 2 for conducting key testing crucial to ensuring the safety of AI systems.
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The agency is developing guidelines for evaluating AI, facilitating development of standards and provide testing environments for evaluating AI systems. The request seeks input from AI companies and the public on generative AI risk management and reducing risks of AI-generated misinformation.
Generative AI — which can create text, photos and videos in response to open-ended prompts — in recent months has spurred excitement as well as fears it could make some jobs obsolete, upend elections and potentially overpower humans and catastrophic effects.
Biden's order directed agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks.
NIST is working on setting guidelines for testing, including where so-called «red-teaming» would be most beneficial for AI risk assessment and management and
