Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone

Additionally, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) must ensure that the generative AI companion to the AI Risk Management Framework (RMF)10 tasked by the recent AI executive order11 outlines the specific risks and mitigations from third-party usage as well as obligations for both the developer and the deployers. [...] Center for American Progress Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone 3 Background on the current state of generative AI The development and deployment of generative AI may outpace nearly any other technological advancement to date.15 The White House’s recent Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelli. [...] In some cases, a single entity may function as both a developer and a deployer, managing the entire process, from AI model creation to its application and user interaction.39 For example, OpenAI is the developer of the ChatGPT LLM, and Google is the developer of the Gemini LLM.40 Deployers: Entities or individuals that implement and manage AI technologies in user-facing applications or services. [...] Center for American Progress Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone 15 This lack of oversight and enforcement poses significant risks to the safety of generative AI systems and enables the developer companies to essentially pass responsibility to safeguard systems and protect users onto the deployers. [...] ■ National Institute of Standards and Technology: NIST must include third- party risk management recommendations for generative AI companies in the forthcoming response to its generative AI requirements in the recent executive order,124 in the companion to the AI Risk Management Framework,125 and as part of the U.