STANDARDIZATION NEWS OF NOTE

This article by Angelo Valerio Toma explores how the U.S. standards system supports the technical infrastructure needed to address challenges like Algorithmic Foreign Influence (AFI).

Authored by CEIMIA (the International Centre of Expertise in Montreal on Artificial Intelligence), this report and accompanying policy brief provide sector-specific roadmaps to achieve meaningful AI regulatory and technical interoperability. ANSI’s Mary Saunders served on the Policy Advisory Group for these resources.

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This three-part series published by Tech Policy Press provides an overview on AI regulatory and technical interoperability amidst a critical juncture in AI’s development.

Part One: The Need for and Pathways to AI Regulatory and Technical Interoperability

Part Two: Learning from Past Successes and Failures to Guide AI Interoperability

Part Three: Closing the Gaps in AI Interoperability

Authored by Giulia Neaher of the Stimson Center, this paper evaluates voluntary technical standards as a potential mechanism for securing open-source software (OSS), providing information on the unique characteristics of the OSS space and actionable pathways for future policy.

Published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, this report illustrates the substantial benefits that major companies generate beyond their core business activities - including their impact on technical standards. 

This policy paper, developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), details how international standards provide a technical foundation for advancing trustworthy AI innovation and governance.

Published by the Stimson Center, this article examines approaches to AI regulation in the United States and discusses the merits of different regulatory frameworks.

Published by the Council on Competitiveness, this report provides a roadmap with 10 recommendations to accelerate innovation, bolster national defense, and enhance global competitiveness in the U.S. Among them: elevate the imperative of U.S. leadership in standards setting.

 Authored by Tom Barrett of the United States Study Centre, this paper provides a data-backed analysis of how nations are engaging with international standards developing organizations.

Published by the Hinrich Foundation, this article explores the importance of standards education in universities, outlining how knowledge of standards prepares students for careers across various fields and professions, and offering strategies for incorporating standards education into curricula. 

This article from The Brookings Institution examines a draft report from the United Nations’ High-Level Advisory Body on AI. According to the article, “one proposed function is a ‘policy forum’ of member states to ‘foster interoperable governance approaches,’ including safety standards, rights, and norms that would ‘set the framework for global cooperation.’ To drive soft law development, the report suggests a standards exchange that would operate not just as a resource on the bottom-up work of international standards bodies, but as a body to evaluate the standards themselves and identify where additional standards are needed.”

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of International Affairs, this article provides a review of the historical trends shaping global competition for standard setting in emerging technologies, and explores how the U.S. and Europe are responding to the rise of China in standard-setting.

This Information Technology & Innovation Foundation post analyzes the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 and builds off related analysis of the Biden administration's strategy for critical and emerging technology standards.

This Inside AI Policy article highlights ANSI’s comments and recommendations to the National Institute of Standards and Technology regarding enhancing the U.S. government's ability to support and promote a private-sector-led, open, fair, and consensus-based international standards system.

Authored by The Brookings Institution’s Cameron F. Kerry, this report analyzes U.S., China, and European Union strategies for AI and other emerging technologies in the context of the system of international standards development.

This research report from the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security prepares policymakers to understand and address the significant cybersecurity challenges that have resulted from the widespread rollout of AI, with a specific focus on the role played by international standards.

The paper provides a methodology on how to measure and articulate the significant impacts that voluntary consensus standards can have on the health and safety of the public. It was developed by a working group that included representatives of U.S. federal government agencies, standards developing organizations, and others.

"Beyond CHIPS: Prioritizing Standardization Is Critical for U.S. Competitiveness," co-authored by ANSI's Mary Saunders and and Giulia Neaher of the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center, examines how the Chips and Science Act takes a key step towards boosting U.S. standards infrastructure.

Co-authored by ANSI's Mary Saunders and Atlantic Council Geotech Center senior director Lloyd Whitman, this article explores the need for global consensus standards and measurement methods to help address the effects of climate change and implement a green transition agenda.

Published on RealClearDefense.com, "Rules of the Game: Standards and Competition in Emerging Technologies," by ANSI's Mary Saunders and the Atlantic Council's Stephanie Wander and Giulia Neaher, discusses the importance of coordination and effort among the U.S. public and private sectors in emerging areas of standardization. 

Published on ConsumerAction.org, "Crucial Standards-Setting Organizations Rely on Volunteers; You Can Help!" by ANSI's Cleo Stamatos stresses the importance of consumer participation in standardization and highlights options for getting involved. 

Published in the National Grange's Good Day! magazine, "Setting the standard: Grange members can be voice of rural users in standardization system" provides a quick overview of ANSI's roles, opportunities to get involved in standards activities, and a fun illustration of some of the critical standards at work in rural America.

Published by The New York Times, "The Joy of Standards" by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel provides an overview of how the U.S. standardization system came to be and its importance in every industry and segment of society.