On December 1, the Washington State AI Task Force (“Task Force”) released its Interim Report with AI policy recommendations to the Governor and legislature. Established by the legislature in 2024, the Task Force is responsible for evaluating current and potential uses of AI in Washington and recommending regulatory and legislative actions to “ensure responsible AI
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Senator Cruz Unveils AI Framework and Regulatory Sandbox Bill
On September 10, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) released what he called a “light-touch” regulatory framework for federal AI legislation, outlining five pillars for advancing American AI leadership. In parallel, Senator Cruz introduced the Strengthening AI Normalization and Diffusion by Oversight and eXperimentation (“SANDBOX”) Act (S. 2750), which…
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On July 29, 2025, the National Institute of Standards & Technology (“NIST”) unveiled an outline for preliminary, stakeholder-driven standards, known as a “zero draft”, for AI testing, evaluation, verification and validation (“TEVV”). This outline is part of NIST’s AI Standards Zero Drafts pilot project, which was announced on March 25, 2025, as we previously reported. The goal is to create a flexible, high-level framework for companies to design their own AI testing and validation procedures. Of note, NIST is not prescribing exact methods for testing and validation. Instead, it offers a structure around key terms, lifecycle stages, and guiding principles that align with future international standards. NIST has asked for stakeholder input on the topics, scope, and priorities of the Zero Drafts process, and feedback is open until September 12, 2025.
The NIST outline breaks AI TEVV into several foundational elements, a non-exhaustive list of which includes:Continue Reading NIST Welcomes Comments for AI Standards Zero Drafts Project
NIST Report and Recommendations on Fostering Development of the Internet of Things
On October 22, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Internet of Things (“IoT”) Advisory Board released the Internet of Things Advisory Board Report, which concludes that IoT development has progressed more slowly than anticipated and identifies 26 findings that explain the slower pace of development and growth. The Report offers 104 recommendations on how the government can help foster IoT development. The Advisory Board provided this report to the IoT Federal Working Group emphasizing that an IoT transformation will boost U.S. economic growth, increase public safety and national resilience, create a more sustainable planet, individualize healthcare, foster equitable quality of life and well-being, and facilitate autonomous operations of our national infrastructure. For background, the IoT Federal Working Group was established by Congress in 2020 and was charged with identifying policies and statutes inhibiting IoT development and consider recommendations of the Advisory Board. Continue Reading NIST Report and Recommendations on Fostering Development of the Internet of Things