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NIST AI Risk Management Framework

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework is a voluntary framework from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for helping organizations govern, map, measure, and manage risks from AI systems.

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  • NIST AI Risk Management Framework
  • NIST AI RMF
  • AI RMF

Remember it this wayGovern the work, map the context, measure the risk, manage what follows.

In plain language

The AI RMF provides shared language and organized functions for incorporating trustworthiness and risk management into AI design, development, use, and evaluation.

Why it matters

It can help different roles coordinate without pretending one checklist fits every system. Organizations still need to adapt it to their context, authority, risk, and evidence.

Example

A company uses the Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage functions to structure ownership, context analysis, testing, monitoring, and response for an AI use case.

Common misconception

Using the NIST AI RMF is not the same as receiving certification, guaranteeing safety, or satisfying every legal obligation.

Related terms

Sources

Learn more

  • Consult the current NIST AI RMF and related official profiles and resources.

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