What is NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0 (AI RMF 1.0)?

AI safety is the field concerned with keeping artificial intelligence systems from causing harm. Managing AI risk is hard because AI systems are trained on data that can change over time, which can affect them in ways that are difficult to understand, and because they are shaped by societal dynamics and human behavior. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) is a guidance document released by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for voluntary use by organizations designing, developing, deploying or using AI. It describes four functions — govern, map, measure and manage — to help organizations address AI risks. It was released on January 26, 2023, after 18 months of development with the private and public sectors.

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