Guidelines and standards

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Credibility Rating

5/5

Gold(5)

Gold standard. Rigorous peer review, high editorial standards, and strong institutional reputation.

Rating inherited from publication venue: NIST

NIST's AI hub is a key U.S. government reference for AI safety governance; its AI RMF is frequently cited in policy discussions and industry compliance efforts as a practical risk management standard.

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Summary

NIST's AI hub provides foundational guidelines, standards, and governance frameworks for responsible AI development, centered on the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). As a nonregulatory federal agency, NIST promotes trustworthy AI through measurement science, voluntary technical standards, and stakeholder collaboration to balance innovation with risk mitigation.

Key Points

•Home of the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), a widely adopted voluntary framework for managing AI-related risks across industries and government.
•Focuses on measurement science and evaluation tools to assess AI system trustworthiness, safety, and performance.
•Leads U.S. participation in voluntary international AI standards development efforts.
•Operates as a nonregulatory body, relying on industry engagement and consensus-based approaches rather than mandates.
•Conducts fundamental AI research and publishes guidelines to support responsible AI deployment across public and private sectors.

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# Artificial intelligence

NIST promotes innovation and cultivates trust in the design, development, use and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and systems in ways that enhance economic security, competitiveness, and quality of life.

NIST advances a risk-based approach to maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing its potential negative consequences. NIST efforts focus on fundamental research to improve AI measurement science, standards, and related tools — including benchmarks and evaluations. NIST has a nonregulatory measurement science mission that encourages engagement with industry and others who voluntarily adopt its guidance.

Under the White House [Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf) released on July 23, 2025, NIST is named in a large number of recommended policy actions.

NIST recently launched its [AI Standards “Zero Drafts” Pilot Project](https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence/nists-ai-standards-zero-drafts-pilot-project-accelerate-standardization "NIST’s AI Standards “Zero Drafts” Pilot Project to Accelerate Standardization, Broaden Input") to accelerate AI innovation by developing AI standards more quickly while encouraging openness and collaboration. Input is encouraged.

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- **Conducts fundamental research, emphasizing measurements and risk management:** NIST’s AI portfolio includes fundamental research to build the scientific foundation for AI measurements, evaluations, standards, and guidelines — including software, hardware, human interaction and teaming, and all relevant intersections and interfaces.
- **Enables effective use of AI across government agencies:** NIST develops guidelines, tools, and benchmarks that support responsible use of AI. This includes operationalizing the [AI Risk Management Framework]

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