Bipartisan Bill Would Task NIST With AI Cyber Defense Standards

Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., and George Whitesides, D-Calif., introduced legislation Oct. 22 that would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop voluntary standards for protecting artificial intelligence (AI) models from foreign exploitation and using AI to strengthen cybersecurity defenses for critical infrastructure. The AI Cyber Defense Act would give NIST 180 days after enactment to begin engaging private-sector AI stakeholders on model protection and establ