Center for AI Standards and Innovation (NIST)
StandardsActiveTier 1
Overview
NIST’s CAISI is the U.S. government’s primary point of contact for AI testing, standards, and security-oriented collaboration. Reporting indicates this is the renamed successor context to the earlier U.S. AI Safety Institute framing.
Mission & Focus
Primary FocusStandards
Scope of SafetyTesting, evaluation, and collaborative research to harness and secure commercial AI systems.
Key Programs / OutputsAI standards developmentCommercial AI testingSafety evaluation frameworksIndustry collaboration
Organisation
TypeGovernment
StatusActive
Funding SignalsUnknown
Partners / CustomersUnknown
Data Provenance
Scope ConfidenceHigh
Data ConfidenceHigh
Last Verified2026-03-22
IDAISF-0009