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U.S. leadership in AI: a plan for federal engagement in developing technical standards and related tools

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NIST has released a plan for prioritizing federal agency engagement in the development of standards for artificial intelligence (AI). The plan recommends the federal government ā€œcommit to deeper, consistent, long-term engagement in AI standards development activities to help the United States to speed the pace of reliable, robust, and trustworthy AI technology development.ā€ It calls for federal agencies to bolster AI standards-related knowledge, leadership and coordination among agencies that develop or use AI; promote focused research on the trustworthiness of AI systems; support and expand public-private partnerships; and engage with international parties. A February 2019 Executive Order directed NIST to develop a plan that would, among other objectives, ā€œensure that technical standards minimize vulnerability to attacks from malicious actors and reflect Federal priorities for innovation, public trust, and public confidence in systems that use AI technologies; and develop international standards to promote and protect those priorities.ā€ NIST developed the plan with extensive public and private sector involvement, including a May 30, 2019, workshop and multiple opportunities for public comment.

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Type of organisation: Government

Date published: 9 Aug 2019

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Domain: Horizontal
Type: Report

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    This looks very interesting. Do you have any contacts? Human AI Robotics are very interested in having a conversation.

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