Trump Administration Gathers Public Input and Advances AI Standards in March
The White House receives thousands of public comments to help shape a new AI Action Plan focused on global dominance. Meanwhile, NIST launches initiatives to evaluate generative AI images and secure systems against adversarial attacks.
The White House closes the public comment period for its upcoming AI Action Plan in mid-March, receiving over 8,700 submissions from various organizations and industry leaders. This Request for Information asks stakeholders to prioritize policy actions across 20 broad topics, including data centers, privacy, intellectual property, and procurement. The administration expects to release the final AI Action Plan by July 2025 to support its goal of sustaining and enhancing American AI dominance.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) actively advances AI research and standardization throughout the month. On March 19, NIST launches the GenAI Image Challenge, inviting academia and industry labs to submit and evaluate generative AI image generators and detectors. This initiative aims to improve the ability to distinguish between AI-generated and human-created images.
Later in the month, NIST releases a final report on adversarial machine learning that provides voluntary guidance for protecting AI systems from malicious attacks. The report offers a standardized taxonomy of vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies to help developers secure their AI models. Together, these NIST initiatives represent significant steps toward establishing technical and safety standards for the rapidly evolving AI landscape.