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What is NIST AI Risk Management Framework?
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (also called NIST AI RMF): A voluntary framework from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology that guides organisations in managing AI risks through four functions: Govern, Map, Measure and Manage. It offers a shared vocabulary for trustworthy AI and is widely cited in governance programmes.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework: an example
A company organises its AI risk register under the Govern, Map, Measure and Manage functions and assigns an owner to each.
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Where you learn it
NIST AI Risk Management Framework is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.