CAISI, within NIST at the Department of Commerce, acts as a startup within government, taking on ambitious projects to make an outsized impact. 

CAISI has been designated by Secretary Howard Lutnick to serve as industry’s primary point of contact within the U.S. government to facilitate testing and collaborative research related to harnessing and securing the potential of commercial AI systems. Under President Trump’s AI Action Plan, CAISI received seventeen taskings spanning AI security research, national security evaluations, analysis of global AI competition, measurement science, interagency coordination on AI, and developing voluntary standards. 

Leading AI companies partner with CAISI on a voluntary basis for support evaluating their most capable models prior to deployment. Additionally, CAISI maintains close partnerships across the federal government, including the national security community, and has built a reputation for technical excellence.

CAISI maintains offices in Washington, D.C and downtown San Francisco. Work at CAISI is in-person, however some forms of engagement may allow for other arrangements. Employment at CAISI requires U.S. citizenship.