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U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Actions
NIST publishes the AI Risk Management Framework, generative-AI profile, and reference frameworks for AI safety evaluation. AIGI tracks every NIST AI publication, draft, and update. As of the most recent update, AIGI tracks 22 primary-source items from NIST.
Coverage at a glance
- Items tracked
- 22
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Authority kind
- standards body
Document types
- policy paper 7
- agency report 4
- rulemaking notice 2
- news analysis 2
- guidance 2
- standard 2
Recent NIST activity
- agency report effective 5/5/2026
[NIST IT] CAISI Signs Agreements Regarding Frontier AI National Security Testing With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI
NIST's CAISI has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI for pre-deployment evaluations and research on Frontier AI national security testing.
- agency report comment period 5/12/2026
[NIST IT] NIST NCCoE Cyber AI Profile Virtual Working Session Series: Usability of the Profile
NIST NCCoE invites public input on the usability of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Cyber Artificial Intelligence (AI) Profile during a virtual working session on May 12, 2026.
- rulemaking notice comment period 5/5/2026
[NIST IT] NIST NCCoE Cyber AI Profile Virtual Working Session Series: Extending the Technical Content
NIST NCCoE is hosting a virtual working session on May 5, 2026, to gather input for its Cybersecurity Framework Cyber Artificial Intelligence (AI) Profile.
- rulemaking notice comment period 4/28/2026
[NIST IT] NIST NCCoE Cyber AI Profile Virtual Working Session Series: Updates to Profile Elements and Contents
NIST NCCoE announces a virtual working session series on April 28, 2026, to gather input for its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Cyber AI Profile.
- news analysis 4/15/2026
[NIST IT] NIST Updates NVD Operations to Address Record CVE Growth
NIST is changing how it handles cybersecurity vulnerabilities (CVEs) listed in its National Vulnerability Database (NVD).
- guidance 12/17/2025
[NIST IT] Securing Smart Speakers for Home Health Care: NIST Offers New Guidelines
NIST is offering guidance on securing smart speakers used in home health care due to cybersecurity and privacy risks that can threaten patient confidentiality.
- guidance 12/16/2025
[NIST IT] Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for the AI Era
New NIST guidelines aim to help organizations incorporate AI into their operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks.
- policy paper 3/31/2026
[NIST IT] Cybersecurity for IoT Workshop: Future Directions
NIST workshop to discuss future trends for IoT technologies and their implications for cybersecurity.
- policy paper 3/19/2026
[NIST IT] Technologies and Use Cases for Smart Standards
The rapid development of technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT is increasing the need for standards to keep pace with technological change.
- news analysis 12/22/2025
[NIST IT] NIST Launches Centers for AI in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure
NIST is collaborating with MITRE to advance U.S. leadership in AI, focusing on manufacturing and critical infrastructure.
- policy paper 5/14/2026
[NIST IT] NIST Workshop on AI Incident Management
AI systems are becoming integral to critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and national security, creating new risks that need to be addressed.
- standard effective 4/28/2026
[NIST IT] NICE Releases NICE Framework Components v2.2.0
NICE announces the release of NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, providing a standard approach and common language for describing the cybersecurity workforce.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology?
- NIST publishes the AI Risk Management Framework, generative-AI profile, and reference frameworks for AI safety evaluation. AIGI tracks every NIST AI publication, draft, and update.
- How many NIST actions does AIGI track?
- AIGI currently tracks 22 primary-source items from NIST, including bills, rules, opinions, enforcement actions, and guidance.
- What jurisdiction does NIST cover?
- NIST operates with authority over United States.
- How recent is AIGI's NIST coverage?
- AIGI has tracked 12 NIST items in the most recent batch and runs continuous ingestion against the authority's published sources.
- Where do AIGI's NIST citations come from?
- Every item on this page links to its primary NIST source — releases, decisions, opinions, or rulemakings. AIGI's citation methodology is documented at /how-we-cite.
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