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Definition

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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Plain-Language Explanation

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

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

Govern the work, map the context, measure the risk, manage what follows.
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Related Terms

* [[ai-governance|AI Governance]] * [[model-risk-management|Model Risk Management]] * [[responsible-ai|Responsible AI]] * [[verification|Verification]] * [[due-diligence|Due Diligence]]
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Sources

* [NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)](https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AI.100-1) — canonical NIST publication defining the voluntary AI risk-management framework. * [NIST, AI Risk Management Framework](https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework) — official framework landing page and revision-status information.
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Learn More

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