{"id":259114,"date":"2026-05-29T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/nist-ai-consortium-reemerges-with-new-name-scope-and-call-for-members\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:50:08","slug":"nist-ai-consortium-reemerges-with-new-name-scope-and-call-for-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/nist-ai-consortium-reemerges-with-new-name-scope-and-call-for-members\/","title":{"rendered":"NIST AI consortium reemerges with new name, scope and call for members"},"content":{"rendered":"

NIST AI consortium reemerges with new name, scope and call for members<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-29 17:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology\u2019s AI Safety Consortium will now be called the NIST Artificial Intelligence Consortium, the agency said Friday, continuing a shift in approach to the technology under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

According to NIST\u2019s announcement, the renamed group will retain some of its previous work but will change its scope. The group is also seeking new member organizations to carry out its aims.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo encourage more extraordinary AI technological innovations, NIST is seeking to expand its AI measurement efforts by harnessing the broader community\u2019s interests and capabilities,\u201d Craig Burkhardt, deputy NIST director, said in a statement included in the release.<\/p>\n

The decision comes about a year after the Trump administration changed the name of NIST\u2019s AI Safety Institute, pivoting away from \u201csafety.\u201d That organization, which was originally established under the Biden administration, is now called the Center for AI Standards and Innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also the first news about the consortium in some time. The consortium was established in 2024 alongside the AI Safety Institute as a venue for input from companies, universities, and other organizations on measurement standards for AI safety. It launched with about 200 industry partners and, per the Friday announcement, got up to about 280 members.<\/p>\n

Since its establishment, it\u2019s been unclear what the organization has been doing. Records of its meetings, goals, or accomplishments haven\u2019t been shared publicly by the agency, making it difficult to track. However, the Trump administration did mention the consortium in its AI Action Plan last year.<\/p>\n

That document of AI policy suggestions included a recommendation that the consortium would foster collaboration with industry on a measurement science for AI that would \u201cpromote the development of AI\u201d \u2014 again, continuing the trend away from safety. Per the Friday announcement, the name change and…<\/p>\n

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