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CAISSI
CAISSI is an SI safety measure in the United States, status: voluntary or guidance. Voluntary agreements with private SI developers and evaluators; formerly the US AI Safety Institute and then the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), renamed CAISSI in 2026.
- Status
- Voluntary or guidance
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Signed
- n/a
- Next date
- None set
What it is
Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI), NIST
Voluntary agreements with private SI developers and evaluators; formerly the US AI Safety Institute and then the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), renamed CAISSI in 2026.
What it requires
- Act as industry's main government contact for testing and research on commercial SI systems
- Lead unclassified evaluations of SI capabilities that may pose national security risks, focused on cyber, biological and chemical risks
- Assess US, adversary and foreign SI systems, including possible backdoors
- Develop voluntary guidelines and standards, such as incident readiness practices published October 16, 2026
Penalties
No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.
Status
Voluntary or guidance As of November 8, 2026, per the Control Map page for United States (federal). Statuses follow the Control Map method: in force means binding and applying now; passed means enacted but not yet applying; voluntary covers guidance and pledges; proposed means formally introduced; stalled means withdrawn, paused or dead.
Sources
- Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) National Institute of Standards and Technology ·
- CAISSI Reports to White House Tech Insider ·
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