NIST Welcomes Comments on Outline for Standards “Zero Draft” on AI Testing, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation
In March 2025, based on stakeholders’ input, NIST announced its AI Standards Zero Drafts pilot project to accelerate the creation of AI standards and expand participation in AI standards development.
After the pilot’s launch, NIST identified two initial topics based on community feedback: AI testing, evaluation, verification, and validation (TEVV) and documentation of AI models and datasets. NIST has now released a detailed outline proposing a direction and structure for the forthcoming TEVV zero draft.
The proposed document is intended as an overarching framework that helps AI practitioners design appropriate TEVV approaches for specific systems and cases. It is envisioned as integrating with current and future ISO/IEC standards on AI testing while also providing a suitable backdrop to facilitate their application.
Feedback on the outline is welcome. Input received by September 12, 2025, will be considered for NIST’s initial public draft of the text; input received later will be considered for incorporation into subsequent iterations.
Comments can be shared by email to ai-standards@nist.gov. Submissions, including attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the public record. Significant contributions may be acknowledged in NIST’s final product. See page one of the outline for additional instructions.
The Zero Drafts process is a series of iterative steps that relies on robust community input at each stage of the development process. NIST plans to publish the resulting final draft and submit it into a private sector-led standards developing organization for their consideration as a proposal for further development into a voluntary consensus standard.
A separate outline is coming soon for a proposed “zero draft” on documentation of model and data characteristics for transparency among AI actors.
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