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For AI claims, start with what was measured

A source guide to the standards, testing and evaluation work at NIST.

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Pleiades supercomputer racks at NASA Ames, December 2, 2008. File photograph illustrating computing; not NIST hardware, a current AI product or the evaluations discussed. · NASA / Dominic Hart · file photo, 2008 · Proportionally resized and JPEG encoded for web display; original retained. Display crop may be applied; CC BY-SA derivatives retain the original license. · Image source ↗ · NASA editorial-use permission ↗

NIST’s program page describes research on measurement, model evaluation, standards and voluntary guidance. It includes links to its risk management framework and work on testing systems.

For readers assessing a product announcement, the useful questions are concrete: which task was tested, under what conditions, and what evidence is available? A benchmark claim alone does not establish how a system will behave in your own work.

This is a guide to a public research resource, not a NewsTumble product test. Follow the source for NIST’s current terminology and programs.

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