The National Institute of Standards and Technology will establish a new public working group focused on generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimond announced Thursday.
The new group, which is expected to include private and public sector leaders, is expected to play a role in fostering the technology while policing its agenda.
The new working group will focus on several goals related to generative AI, including developing new ways to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of the technology. The group will also help develop guidance for using NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework, which is designed to inform technology development.
According to a press release issued by NIST on Thursday, the group finally revealed how generative AI tools could help address some of the biggest challenges facing the country today, including climate change. is going to be analyzed.
“This new group is particularly timely in considering the unprecedented speed, scale and potential impact of generative AI, and its potential to more broadly transform many industries and societies,” said NIST Director. Laurie E. Locasio, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, said. statement. “We want to identify and develop tools to better understand and manage these risks, and we want this new group to have a wide range of participants.”
The creation of this group represents the latest effort in the Biden administration’s AI policy, which seeks to balance the opportunities and challenges created by technology. The president met with AI experts earlier this week, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to regulate and develop AI on Wednesday.
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, established last year by NIST, also released its first report on Thursday.
