Trump Administration Gathers Public Input and Advances AI Safety Standards
The White House closes its public comment period for the upcoming AI Action Plan, receiving thousands of submissions. Meanwhile, NIST launches new initiatives to evaluate generative AI images and combat adversarial machine learning attacks.
The White House closes the public comment period for its proposed AI Action Plan on March 15, receiving 8,755 submissions from various organizations and industry groups. This Request for Information asks stakeholders to prioritize policy actions across 20 broad topics, including data privacy, technical safety standards, and intellectual property. The administration expects to release the final AI Action Plan by July 2025 to support its goal of sustaining and enhancing America's global AI dominance.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launches several new initiatives in March to advance AI research and establish technical standards. On March 19, NIST introduces the GenAI Image Challenge, a program that invites academia and industry labs to submit and evaluate generative AI image generators and image discriminators designed to detect AI-generated content.
On March 24, NIST releases a final report focused on adversarial machine learning, providing voluntary guidance to help secure AI systems against malicious attacks and manipulations. The agency notes that real-world adversarial attacks pose a significant threat, making these standardized security mitigations a critical component of the broader federal AI strategy.