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Policy Memo
Establish Data-Sharing Standards for the Development of AI Models in Healthcare

NIST should lead an interagency coalition to produce standards that enable third-party research and development on healthcare data.

06.24.24 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Establish a Teacher AI Literacy Development Program

To establish the NSF Teacher AI Literacy Development Program, Congress should pass a defining piece of legislation that will outline the program’s purpose, delineate its extent, and allocate necessary funding.

06.24.24 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
A NIST Foundation to Support the Agency’s AI Mandate

Congress should authorize the establishment of a NIST Foundation to unlock additional resources, expertise, and strong ethics for AI research.

06.24.24 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
Press release
Federation of American Scientists Among Leading Technology Organizations Pushing Congress to Support Responsible AI Innovation NIST Funding Request

The joint advocacy effort calls for the establishment of an effective AI governance framework through NIST, including technical standards, test methods, and objective evaluation techniques for the emerging technology.

04.23.24 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
Scaling AI Safely: Can Preparedness Frameworks Pull Their Weight?

Like climate change, the societal risks from AI will likely come from the cumulative impact of many different systems. Unilateral commitments are poor tools to address such risks.

03.05.24 | 19 min read
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Policy Memo
Automating Scientific Discovery: A Research Agenda for Advancing Self-Driving Labs

Despite significant advances in scientific tools and methods, the traditional, labor-intensive model of scientific research in materials discovery has seen little innovation.

01.31.24 | 7 min read
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Press release
The Biorevolution is Underway. Now is the Time for Biology to Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence

Five federal policy recommendations to maximize opportunity and minimize risk at the intersection of biology and artificial intelligence

12.12.23 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
Tracking AI Provisions in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills

As Congress moves forward with the appropriations process, both the House and Senate have proposed various provisions related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) across different spending bills.

11.13.23 | 3 min read
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Issue Brief
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Unlocking American Competitiveness: Understanding the Reshaped Visa Policies under the AI Executive Order

The looming competition for global talent has brought forth a necessity to evaluate and update the policies concerning international visa holders in the United States.

10.30.23 | 11 min read
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‘Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI’ is Necessary and Urgent, Says Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

Researchers at the nonpartisan science think tank support Biden’s executive order on the use of artificial intelligence in government.

10.29.23 | 3 min read
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Blog
AI in Action: Recommendations for AI Policy in Health, Education, and Labor

Responsible governance is crucial to harnessing the immense benefit promised by AI. Here are recommendations for advancing ethical, high-impact AI with thoughtful oversight.

10.05.23 | 7 min read
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Report
Trust Issues: An Analysis of NSF’s Funding for Trustworthy AI

Despite their importance, programs focused on AI trustworthiness form only a small fragment of total funding allocated for AI R&D by the National Science Foundation.

09.05.23 | 15 min read
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