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NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) AI Program
The ITL AI Program’s mission is to strengthen trust in artificial intelligence (AI), accelerate AI adoption, and expand U.S. AI preeminence by providing vital measurement science, testing and evaluation guidance, and standards.
ITL leverages over 40 years of deep scientific expertise in AI-related research to solve the difficult AI evaluation challenges, develop science-based resources, and serve as an active voice for industry in the AI standards arena.
The ITL AI Program employs a risk-based approach to maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing its potential negative consequences. The Program promotes innovation by cultivating trust in the design, development, use and governance of AI technologies and systems in ways that enhance economic security, competitiveness, and quality of life.
ITL’s AI Program lends its scientific and technical expertise as a neutral convener of organizations with disparate views about AI matters, and participates actively in national and global discussions about AI
Impact Areas
ITL is uniquely positioned to make critical impacts in four major areas:
#1 Advancing Testing, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation (TEVV) for Trustworthy AI: Transforming the measurement of AI – especially system trustworthiness – via TEVV to ensure that AI is deployed and used responsibly, reliably, and efficiently.
#2 Empowering Informed Decision-Making: Providing resources for managing AI benefits and risks, empowering industry, government to make informed decisions about AI trustworthiness and use.
#3 Global Standards Leadership: Positioning U.S. as preeminent in AI technical and governance standards – ensuring U.S. leads global AI innovation, combats adversaries’ growing influence.
#4 Domain-Specific Advances: Enabling U.S. to lead in applying AI to high-priority area – including manufacturing and cybersecurity for critical infrastructure – via innovative approaches to address measurement challenges.
Contact Us
NIST AI RMF Team: aiframework [at] nist.gov (aiframework[at]nist[dot]gov)
AI Standards Team: ai-standards [at] nist.gov (ai-standards[at]nist[dot]gov)
General Inquiries: ai-inquiries [at] nist.gov (ai-inquiries[at]nist[dot]gov)