NIST AISI / AISIC
NIST U.S. AI Safety Institute and AI Safety Institute Consortium
United States · NIST AISI Charter (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- February 8, 2024
- Applies to
- Voluntary; AISI publishes guidance and conducts pre-deployment evaluations with cooperating frontier labs
- Enforced by
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. AI Safety Institute)
NIST stood up the U.S. AI Safety Institute and a consortium of AI developers, civil-society groups, and academic labs to develop technical guidance, test methodologies, and safety evaluations for advanced AI models — including red-teaming and dual-use foundation model evaluation.
Who is protected: Public exposed to safety-relevant risks from advanced AI systems
Legal detail
Established under NIST authority pursuant to EO 14110 (since revoked); AISI Consortium chartered Feb. 8, 2024, with 280+ member organizations. Issued NIST AI 800-1 (managing risks of misuse for dual-use foundation models, draft July 2024). Continued under NIST statutory authority after EO 14110 revocation; congressional reauthorization pending in 119th Congress.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | February 8, 2024 |
| Citation | NIST AISI Charter (Feb. 8, 2024) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | None — guidance and evaluation only |
| Topics | automated decision-making · AI disclosure and transparency · government use of AI |
| Agency page | U.S. AI Safety Institute (NIST) |
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