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Use voluntary AI risk-management frameworks for organisational governance

Adopt voluntary frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF to manage trustworthiness risks without treating the framework text as a statute.

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NIST AI Risk Management Framework

US federal voluntary framework for managing AI trustworthiness risks across design, development, use and evaluation.

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  1. 2023-01-26
    NIST releases AI Risk Management Framework 1.0

    NIST published the voluntary AI Risk Management Framework.

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NIST states the AI RMF is intended for voluntary use

NIST’s AI RMF overview describes the framework as voluntary and designed to improve trustworthiness risk management.

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) is intended for voluntary use and to improve the ability to incorporate trustworthiness considerations into the design, development, use, and evaluation of AI products, services, and systems.
National Institute of Standards and Technology · NIST AI RMF overview page · Overview of the AI RMF

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NIST keeps the AI Risk Management Framework voluntary

NIST’s AI RMF, released on 26 January 2023, remains a voluntary organisational tool. Later profiles address generative AI and critical infrastructure without converting the core framework into a statute.