Biden order on ‘red teaming’ AI systems prompts questions, with focus on NIST standards

President Biden’s executive order on the safe use of artificial intelligence is prompting questions and concerns within the tech industry and by cybersecurity experts about its approach to “red teaming” AI systems, putting an emphasis on the standards and definitions the National Institute of Standards and Technology is tasked with developing under the order.

“The EO refers to the use of ‘AI red-teaming’ in several places as a beneficial practice to ensure the safety and security of AI,” notes ...