Organization
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Standards body · Research lab · Gaithersburg, Maryland
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a U.S. federal agency founded in 1901 and now part of the Department of Commerce. It works on measurement science, standards, and technology; its AI work includes the AI Risk Management Framework, the Dioptra test platform, and a center for AI evaluation and voluntary guidelines.1384
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Key facts
- Ownership (separate from openness)
- Public institution
NIST states that it is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.1
- Legal form
- Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST states that Congress established it in 1901 and describes it as one of the country's oldest physical science laboratories.1
- Other documented locations
- Boulder, Colorado2; Rockville, Maryland (National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence)2
- Founded
- 19011
- Sectors
- Research
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Frameworks
- DioptraSoftwareAvailability: Public
Notable documented facts
- NIST released the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0, NIST AI 100-1) on January 26, 2023. It is intended for voluntary use in managing risks associated with AI and is accompanied by an AI RMF Playbook, Roadmap, and Crosswalk. NIST added a Generative AI Profile (NIST-AI-600-1) on July 26, 2024, and released a concept note for an AI RMF profile on critical infrastructure on April 7, 2026. NIST's framework page states that AI RMF 1.0 is being revised as part of the White House AI Action Plan.3
- NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) built Dioptra, an open-source test platform for assessing trustworthy characteristics of AI models. NIST announced it in July 2024, and its README says it supports the Measure function of the AI RMF.91210
- NIST describes its center for AI evaluation as industry's main point of contact in the U.S. government for testing and collaborative research on commercial systems. The center develops voluntary guidelines, makes voluntary agreements with private-sector developers and evaluators, and leads unclassified capability evaluations that focus on risks such as cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical weapons.45
- NIST news items through September 2026 call this center the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). As of October 1, 2026, nist.gov/caisi leads to a page for the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI). A NIST topic page states that NIST is updating its communications to use the term "super intelligence," as directed by a September 29, 2026 executive order.467
In the news
NIST adopts "super intelligence" wording and introduces its CAISSI center page
NIST says it is updating its communications to use the term "super intelligence," as directed by a September 29, 2026 executive order titled "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence." As of October 1, 2026, NIST's center page describes the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI), while NIST news items published through September refer to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). USASI is an independent project and is not affiliated with NIST or any government agency.
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NIST is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Commerce and describes itself as one of the country's oldest physical science laboratories. Its headquarters is at 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, and its two primary campuses are in Gaithersburg and Boulder, Colorado.12
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