U.S. AI Safety Institute

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CAISI Evaluation of Kimi K2 Thinking

December 12, 2025

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation at NIST evaluated a leading model from MoonShot AI, an AI company based in the People’s Republic of China.

CAISI Evaluation of DeepSeek AI Models Finds Shortcomings and Risks

September 30, 2025

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation at NIST evaluated several leading models from DeepSeek, an AI company based in the People’s Republic of China.

CAISI Works with OpenAI and Anthropic to Promote Secure AI Innovation

September 25, 2025

Through America’s AI Action Plan, President Trump tasked the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) to collaborate with leading American AI developers

Lessons Learned from the Consortium: Tool Use in Agent Systems

August 5, 2025

CAISI and NIST hosted an AISIC workshop with approximately 140 experts in January.

Technical Blog: Strengthening AI Agent Hijacking Evaluations

January 17, 2025

Large AI models are increasingly used to power agentic systems, or “agents,” which can automate complex tasks on behalf of users. AI agents could have a wide

Updated Guidelines for Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models

January 15, 2025

The U.S. AI Safety Institute (US AISI) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second public draft of its guidelines on

US AISI Joint Pre-Deployment Testing of OpenAI's o1

Pre-Deployment Evaluation of OpenAI's o1 Model

December 18, 2024

The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (US AISI) and the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (UK AISI) conducted a joint pre-deployment

U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium Holds First Plenary Meeting to Reflect on Progress in 2024 & Outline Research Priorities for 2025

On Dec. 7, 2024, members of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) gathered for the first time in-person at the University of Maryland to review the

FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco

November 20, 2024

San Francisco, California – Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State are co-hosting the inaugural convening of the International

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

November 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pre-Deployment Evaluation of Anthropic’s Upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet

November 19, 2024

Introduction The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (US AISI) and the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (UK AISI) conducted a joint pre

U.S. AI Safety Institute Issues Request for Information Related to Responsible Development and Use of Chem-Bio AI Models

October 4, 2024

The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (U.S. AISI), housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Announce Inaugural Convening of International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco

September 18, 2024

Following Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s announcement of the launch of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes during the AI Seoul Summit in

TIME Recognizes Elizabeth Kelly as one of the 100 most influential people in AI

On September 5, 2024, TIME included Elizabeth Kelly, director of the United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, on its list of

U.S. AI Safety Institute Signs Agreements Regarding AI Safety Research, Testing and Evaluation With Anthropic and OpenAI

August 29, 2024

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology

Department of Commerce Announces New Guidance, Tools 270 Days Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

July 26, 2024

For the first time, Commerce makes public new NIST draft guidance from U.S. AI Safety Institute to help AI developers evaluate and mitigate risks stemming from

U.S. AI Safety Institute and European AI Office Hold Technical Dialogue

July 12, 2024

On July 11, 2024, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Laurie E. Locascio and Director General of the European Commission’s DG Connect

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Releases Strategic Vision on AI Safety, Announces Plan for Global Cooperation Among AI Safety Institutes

May 21, 2024

Raimondo announces plans for global network of AI Safety Institutes and future convening in the San Francisco area.