NIST to issue testing guidance for frontier AI as part of EO deliverables at 270-day mark

The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to issue draft guidance on testing frontier AI models for potential impacts to national security and society more broadly, in line with its obligations under President Biden’s executive order to promote trustworthy development and use of the technology.

Referring to a new testing initiative for frontier AI models that Elizabeth Kelly -- director of NIST’s new AI Safety Institute -- highlighted at a recent AWS summit, a spokesperson for the agency...