{"id":2404,"date":"2024-09-17T07:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2024-09-17T07:48:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:48:18","slug":"managing-misuse-risk-for-dual-use-foundation-models-mozilla-submits-comments-to-nist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2024\/09\/17\/managing-misuse-risk-for-dual-use-foundation-models-mozilla-submits-comments-to-nist\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models — Mozilla Submits Comments to NIST"},"content":{"rendered":"

In July 2024, the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released draft guidance on Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models<\/i><\/a>. This draft, intended for public comment, is focused specifically on foundation models \u2013 the largest and most advanced AI models available \u2013 and namely those built by closed model developers in big tech labs. The AI Safety Institute’s framework laid out in the document \u201cfocuses on managing the risk that models will be deliberately misused to cause harm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

According to NIST\u2019s AISI, the document is meant to build on the existing AI Risk Management Framework (to which Mozilla provided comments<\/a>) to address both the technical and social aspects of misuse risks by providing best practices for organizations.<\/p>\n

Mozilla takes seriously its role as a steward of good practices, especially when it comes to protecting open-source, privacy, and fighting for the principles in Mozilla\u2019s Manifesto<\/a>. We\u2019ve led the way in advancing safer and more trustworthy AI, releasing an in-depth report on Creating Trustworthy AI<\/a> in 2020 and bringing together forty AI leaders to discuss critical questions related to openness and AI at the 2024 Columbia Convening<\/a>. As such, Mozilla encourages legislators and regulators to do their part and protect the interests of individuals and to make technology more useful and accessible for all.<\/p>\n

However, while the AISI draft guidelines do an excellent job in highlighting the theoretical risks posed by foundation models created by large and largely private developers, it takes a narrow view of the way AI is developed today, including at the current technology frontier. In our full comments<\/a>, we focused on encouraging the AISI to expand the lens through which it examines how AI is developed today. In particular, we believe that the AISI should work to ensure that its guidelines are adapted to take into account the unique nature of open source. Below is a list of highlights from Mozilla’s comments on the existing draft:<\/p>\n