Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Manufacturing Workshop
NIST's standards-gap outputs may feed into ISO/IEC SC42 and other bodies where Australia participates - worth monitoring for influence on international AI standards.
Key points
- NIST is hosting a two-day AI for Manufacturing workshop in May 2026 to identify standards and measurement science gaps.
- Sessions will produce prioritised recommendations to inform a forthcoming NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series report on AI standards.
- Limited direct relevance to Australian federal agencies; more pertinent to DISR industrial AI policy or Standards Australia engagement.
Summary
NIST is convening a two-day workshop on AI in manufacturing (27-28 May 2026) to systematically identify measurement science and standards gaps across agentic AI, industrial foundation models, physical AI, and human-machine teaming. The event draws on existing horizontal AI standards (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42, ITU) and domain-specific standards under ISO TC184, IEC TC65, and IEEE. A key output will be prioritised recommendations to directly inform a forthcoming NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series report, which could influence international standards development relevant to Australia's manufacturing and AI policy landscape.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor DISR and Standards Australia representatives engaged in ISO/IEC SC42 or TC184 may want to monitor the NIST workshop outputs for alignment with Australian positions on AI standards development.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice.
"Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Manufacturing Workshop" Source: NIST Information Technology RSS Published: (undated) URL: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2026/05/artificial-intelligence-ai-manufacturing-workshop NIST is convening a two-day workshop on AI in manufacturing (27-28 May 2026) to systematically identify measurement science and standards gaps across agentic AI, industrial foundation models, physical AI, and human-machine teaming. The event draws on existing horizontal AI standards (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42, ITU) and domain-specific standards under ISO TC184, IEC TC65, and IEEE. A key output will be prioritised recommendations to directly inform a forthcoming NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series report, which could influence international standards development relevant to Australia's manufacturing and AI policy landscape. Implications for Australian agencies: - [Monitor] DISR and Standards Australia representatives engaged in ISO/IEC SC42 or TC184 may want to monitor the NIST workshop outputs for alignment with Australian positions on AI standards development. Retrieved from SIMS, 18 May 2026.