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This is a legal news summary from law firm Husch Blackwell covering NIST's AISI launch; useful for tracking U.S. federal AI safety institutional developments but offers limited technical depth.

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This Husch Blackwell legal news article covers NIST's introduction of the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) leadership team and the announcement of its AI Safety Consortium, a public-private partnership. The piece provides legal and policy context around the federal government's efforts to establish formal AI safety governance infrastructure following President Biden's executive order on AI.

Key Points

•NIST formally introduced the leadership of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) under the Biden administration's AI governance framework.
•NIST announced the formation of an AI Safety Consortium bringing together industry, academia, and civil society to advance AI safety research.
•The AISI and consortium represent a key institutional response to the Biden Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI.
•Husch Blackwell provides legal analysis on implications for companies engaging with federal AI safety standards and voluntary commitments.
•The consortium signals a government-led coordination mechanism for developing AI evaluation, red-teaming, and safety benchmarks.

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# NIST Introduces the Leaders of the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, and Announces the Institute's AI Consortium

## NIST Debuts the Initial Steps to Tackle the Challenges of AI

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February 12, 2024

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On February 7, 2024, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo introduced Elizabeth Kelly and Elham Tabassi as the inaugural director and chief technology officer (CTO) of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI).

The USAISI will operate under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is directed to develop guidelines, evaluate models, and pursue research related to the tasks assigned to NIST by President Joseph Biden’s Executive Order, described in our [prior analysis](https://www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsights/the-us-commerce-department-is-creating-an-ai-safety-agency) in November 2023.

**Introduction of the USAISI Consortium and inaugural members**

The day after the USAISI leadership announcement, Secretary Raimondo announced the creation of a consortium intended to bring together artificial intelligence (AI) creators and users, academic institutions, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations to support the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy AI. The USAISI Consortium, tagged with the acronym AISIC, includes over [200 members](https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-safety-institute/aisic-members) from academia, advocacy o

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