Posted 2/16/2024, 12:00:00 PM
NIST Partners with Nonprofit to Develop Safeguards for AI-Enabled Genetic Engineering
- NIST entered a 2-year agreement with nonprofit EBRC to develop tools to defend against potential misuse of AI related to nucleic acid synthesis
- This fulfills a task from the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI charging agencies including NIST with developing standards and guides for nucleic acid synthesis in light of advances in AI
- The Executive Order calls on NIST to engage with industry and stakeholders to develop safeguards against potential misuse of AI related to synthesizing genetic material
- NIST and EBRC will identify best practices and policies to ensure public safety regarding engineering biology and AI
- EBRC is a nonprofit public-private partnership bringing together a community to advance engineering biology to address national and global needs