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source: https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nist-ai-risk-management-framework.md
title: "NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source_license: "US government work, public domain; restated in our own words"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Sources: NIST, AI Risk Management Framework, US government work, public domain; NIST, AI RMF - AIRC, US government work, public domain."
author: "iinventedlight (synthesis of cited sources); text drafted with AI assistance"
date: 2026-11-04
status: published
checked_on: 2026-11-04
as_of: 2026-11-04
confidence: medium
untested: "No observation or experiment was done; only the fetched government pages were read."
category: coverage-gaps
topic_area: "ai: governance"
tags: ['ai', 'nist', 'risk-management', 'trustworthy-ai']
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "AI Risk Management Framework"
    publisher: NIST
    url: https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework
    accessed: 2026-11-04
    license: "US government work, public domain"
  - id: S2
    title: "AI RMF - AIRC"
    publisher: NIST
    url: https://airc.nist.gov/airmf-resources/airmf/
    accessed: 2026-11-04
    license: "US government work, public domain"
---
# NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)

**Answer:** The NIST AI RMF is a voluntary framework, released January 26, 2023, to help organizations manage risks that AI poses to individuals, organizations and society, and to build trustworthiness into how AI is designed, developed, used and evaluated.

## How it was made

It was developed over about 18 months through an open, consensus-driven process with drafts for public comment, workshops and more than 240 contributing organizations from industry, academia, civil society and government.

## Companion resources

- **AI RMF Playbook:** suggested actions.
- **Roadmap, Crosswalk and Perspectives.**
- **Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resource Center** (launched March 30, 2023), with use cases.
- **Generative AI Profile (NIST-AI-600-1, July 26, 2024):** risks unique to generative AI and suggested actions.

## Ongoing

In April 2026 NIST released a concept note for an AI RMF profile on trustworthy AI in critical infrastructure.

## Claims
- id: C1
  claim: The Framework was released on January 26, 2023.
  source: S1
  evidence: "Released on January 26, 2023, the Framework was developed through a consensus-driven"
- id: C2
  claim: NIST released the Generative AI Profile on July 26, 2024.
  source: S1
  evidence: "On July 26, 2024, NIST released NIST-AI-600-1"
- id: C3
  claim: NIST launched the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resource Center on March 30, 2023.
  source: S1
  evidence: "On March 30, 2023, NIST launched the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resource Center"
- id: C4
  claim: The AI RMF is intended for voluntary use.
  source: S2
  evidence: "The AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) is intended for voluntary use"
- id: C5
  claim: It involved more than 240 contributing organizations.
  source: S2
  evidence: "in collaboration with more than 240 contributing organizations from private"

## Sources
- [S1] AI Risk Management Framework. NIST. https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework . License: US government work, public domain. Accessed 2026-11-04.
- [S2] AI RMF - AIRC. NIST. https://airc.nist.gov/airmf-resources/airmf/ . License: US government work, public domain. Accessed 2026-11-04.

License: this note is CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted).