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NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026)

NIST released a profile for trustworthy AI in critical infrastructure, covering autonomous robots and vehicles with multimodal sensing, redundant safety systems, and deterministic fail-safe controllers. Also addresses AI agents for autonomous cybersecurity incident response with tested guardrails.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2026-04-01

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.nist.gov/document/concept-note-artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-trustworthy-ai-critical · 2026-04-13

Status history

  • In effect · 2026-04-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) cover?
NIST released a profile for trustworthy AI in critical infrastructure, covering autonomous robots and vehicles with multimodal sensing, redundant safety systems, and deterministic fail-safe controllers. Also addresses AI agents for autonomous cybersecurity incident response with tested guardrails.
Where does NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) apply?
NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) is recorded as a safety_standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) take effect?
NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) is recorded as effective April 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) still in effect?
NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) apply to?
NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026) is recorded as applying to humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and 1 other form factor on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026)?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026): 4NE-1, A200-XT, AEON, AEVEX Strike Drone and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for NIST Trustworthy AI in Critical Infrastructure Profile (2026).

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