NIST published an initial public draft of guidance and templates for public-facing documentation of AI systems, released under its "Zero Drafts" pilot. The pilot produces early draft material intended to feed into formal standards development and to widen who takes part in it. It is a draft for comment, not a binding requirement.
What changed
No NIST-drafted starting point existed for standardizing how AI systems are documented for the public.
What it unlocks
Reviewing and commenting on a draft template for public-facing AI system documentation before it moves into formal standards bodies.
- nist.gov2026-07-30