Tech-sector leader ITI seeks changes to NIST guidance on ‘dual-use foundation models’

The Information Technology Industry Council is urging NIST’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute to develop additional guidance on red-teaming, roles and responsibilities, and transparency in comments on the agency’s draft document on managing risks from powerful AI “dual-use foundation models,” one of the key deliverables under President Biden’s AI executive order.

“In order to advance critical AI safety work, stakeholders across the AI ecosystem need to have a consistent understanding of misuse risks and ways to address them, especially as they...