# How NIST is changing standards to safeguard AI

DevFeed: [How NIST is changing standards to safeguard AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-nist-is-changing-standards-to-safeguard-ai-13092.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/how-nist-is-changing-standards-to-safeguard-ai>)

Published: 2024-08-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [ai safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-safety.md>), [AI Strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-strategy.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [nist](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nist.md>), [responsible-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/responsible-ai.md>), [risk-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/risk-management.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how NIST is developing AI safety and security guidelines in response to the White House's October 2023 Executive Order. It highlights generative AI risks such as disinformation, phishing, malware development, and sensitive-data leaks, and describes planned companion resources for the AI Risk Management Framework and Secure Software Development Framework.

## Source excerpt

New NIST AI standards address generative AI risks with a focus on risk management, security practices, and recognizing synthetic content.