The U.S. AI Safety’s Institute’s (US AISI) mission is to identify, measure, and mitigate the risks of advanced AI systems so that we can harness the enormous potential of this breakthrough technology. US AISI is tasked with developing the testing, evaluations, and guidelines that will help accelerate trustworthy AI innovation in the United States and around the world – with a keen focus on helping to prevent misuse of this technology by those who seek to undermine our public safety and national security.
US AISI is housed within the Commerce Department as a part of NIST and draws on NIST’s time-tested scientifically grounded processes to facilitate the development of trusted standards around new technologies.
Elizabeth Kelly is director of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute. As director, she is responsible for providing executive leadership, management, and oversight of the AI Safety Institute and coordinating with other AI policy and technical initiatives throughout the Department of Commerce, NIST and across the government.