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Testing Risks of AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce
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Official U.S. government press release announcing a significant inter-agency AI safety initiative; relevant for tracking U.S. national security AI governance and the institutionalization of AI red-teaming and evaluation efforts.
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The U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST announced the formation of the TRAINS Taskforce in November 2024, a multi-agency collaboration including Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, NSA, and NIH to coordinate research, testing, and red-teaming of advanced AI models across national security domains. The taskforce focuses on risks in areas such as nuclear security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and military capabilities, aiming to develop new AI evaluation benchmarks and conduct joint risk assessments.
Key Points
- •Multi-agency taskforce chaired by NIST's AI Safety Institute, including DoD, DoE (plus 10 national labs), DHS/CISA, NSA, and NIH.
- •Focuses on AI risks across radiological/nuclear, chemical/biological, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and conventional military domains.
- •Will develop new AI evaluation methods, benchmarks, and conduct joint national security red-teaming exercises.
- •Announced alongside the first-ever convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco.
- •Aims to prevent adversaries from exploiting U.S. AI innovation while maintaining American leadership in AI development.
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# U.S. AI Safety Institute Establishes New U.S. Government Taskforce to Collaborate on Research and Testing of AI Models to Manage National Security Capabilities & Risks
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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**_The Testing Risks of AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce brings together experts from Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, NSA, and NIH to address national security concerns and strengthen American leadership in AI innovation._**
Today, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the formation of the **Testing Risks of AI for National Security (TRAINS) Taskforce**, which brings together partners from across the U.S. Government to identify, measure, and manage the emerging national security and public safety implications of rapidly evolving AI technology. This announcement comes as the United States is set to host the first-ever convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco.
The Taskforce will enable coordinated research and testing of advanced AI models across critical national security and public safety domains, such as radiological and nuclear security, chemical and biological security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, conventional military capabilities, and more.
These efforts will advance the U.S. government imperative to maintain American leadership in AI development and prevent adversaries from misusing American innovation to undermine national security.
The TRAINS Taskforce is chaired by the U.S. AI Safety Institute and includes initial representation from the follo
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