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AI Risk Management Framework

NIST AI RMF 1.0 is a voluntary NIST framework for managing AI risk, built around four functions: Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. NIST states the framework "is intended for voluntary use"; it carries no certificate or third-party assessment scheme of its own.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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What it is

NIST's own cover page names the document "NIST AI 100-1 — Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)", published January 2023 (DOI 10.6028/NIST.AI.100-1).

NIST describes the framework's structure in its own words: "As illustrated in Figure 5, the Core is composed of four functions: GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, and MANAGE." The accompanying figure caption adds: "Governance is designed to be a cross-cutting function to inform and be infused throughout the other three functions."

NIST publishes companion resources alongside the framework, including the AI RMF Playbook, the AI RMF Roadmap, AI RMF Crosswalks, and the Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile (NIST-AI-600-1). NIST describes the Playbook as "An online companion resource to the AI RMF ... available to help organizations navigate the AI RMF and achieve its outcomes through suggested tactical actions."

Who owns it

The AI RMF is developed and owned by NIST, a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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