Applying an Equity Lens to Digital Content Transparency and Global AI Standards
An Analysis of NIST AI 100-4 and 100-5
Expert InsightsPublished Jun 17, 2024
This paper provides public comment on two National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft publications on technical approaches for promoting transparency in digital content and developing global artificial intelligence (AI) standards. The authors reviewed NIST AI 100-4 and NIST AI 100-5 and drafted individualized responses to each request for comments. The scope of the requests from NIST varied for each document, ranging from technical approaches to sociotechnical concerns, as well as additional issues for consideration on both topics. This paper addresses the notable demographic disparity evident in the NIST drafts. The authors underscore the absence of discourse on equitable practices within the standards-development process and highlight the insufficient details regarding participatory mechanisms for diverse stakeholders, particularly those from low- and middle-income countries.
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- Year: 2024
- Pages: 21
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/PEA3379-1
- Document Number: PE-A3379-1
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Najera, Aisha, Neeti Pokhriyal, Alicia Revitsky Locker, and Thao Liz Nguyen, Applying an Equity Lens to Digital Content Transparency and Global AI Standards: An Analysis of NIST AI 100-4 and 100-5, RAND Corporation, PE-A3379-1, June 2024. As of April 9, 2025: https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3379-1.html
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Najera, Aisha, Neeti Pokhriyal, Alicia Revitsky Locker, and Thao Liz Nguyen, Applying an Equity Lens to Digital Content Transparency and Global AI Standards: An Analysis of NIST AI 100-4 and 100-5. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3379-1.html.
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