NIST expands goals for renamed AI consortium
NIST expands goals for renamed AI consortium
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 18:22:00
Source Domain: federalnewsnetwork.com
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has rebranded the AI Safety Institute Consortium to the “Artificial Intelligence Consortium”.
- The focus of the consortium has shifted from AI safety to AI measurement, innovation, and adoption.
- Six “task groups” are central to the consortium’s new objectives, which include areas like measurement science, AI adoption, and bias effects.
- NIST is inviting new technically capable organizations to join the consortium, though existing members do not need to reapply.
- The consortium aims to develop new measurement science for AI, ensuring it protects free speech, American values, and national security.
- Key areas covered by the consortium’s groups include AI testing, verification, evaluation methods, risk assessment, and secure-by-design AI technologies.
