The bill would direct the Department of Commerce’s NIST to work with federal agencies and stakeholders on developing guidelines for third-party AI evaluations.
NIST would get a foundation to help it facilitate private-sector partnerships under a bill approved by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on Nov. 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 30, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for RIAA)
A United Airlines plane departs the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on January 11 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)