Federal Engagement in Artificial Intelligence Standards Workshop

Timely and fit-for-purpose AI technical standards – whether developed by national or international organizations – will play a crucial role in the development and deployment of AI technologies, and will be essential in building trust and confidence about AI technologies and for achieving economies of scale. This workshop was held to better understand the:

• current status and plans regarding the availability, use, and development of AI technical standards and tools in support of reliable, robust, and trustworthy systems that use AI technologies;
• needs and challenges regarding the existence, availability, use, and development of AI standards and tools; and
• the current and potential future role of Federal agencies regarding the existence, availability, use, and development of AI technical standards and tools in order to meet the nation’s needs.

The outcome of the workshop was an annotated outline of a plan for federal engagement in the development of technical standards and related tools in support of reliable, robust, and trustworthy systems that use AI technologies.

For more information: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/05/federal-engagement-artificial-intelligence-standards-workshop