NIST Releases and Updates Five AI Resources
Summary
On July 26, 2024, NIST announced two new AI resources and final versions of three guidance documents that were released as drafts earlier this year. One of the new resources was draft guidance, Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models (NIST AI 800-1), which provides approaches to mitigating risks of misuse like harm to individuals and national security threats. NIST is accepting comments on the draft until September 9, 2024. The second new resource is Dioptra, a free open-source software package to help test AI software against adversarial attacks. The three finalized guidance documents were:
- AI RMF Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1), a companion resource to the AI Risk Management Framework (NIST AI 100-1)
- Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models (NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-218A), a companion resource to the Secure Software Development Framework (SP 800-218)
- A Plan for Global Engagement on AI Standards (NIST AI 100-5), which supports international standards, cooperation, and information sharing.
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Additional Information
- https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/department-commerce-announces-new-guidance-tools-270-days-following
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.800-1.ipd.pdf
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.600-1.pdf
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/nist.ai.100-1.pdf
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-218A.pdf
- https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/218/final
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-5.pdf
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