On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM Zhiwei Yan via rssac-caucus <rssac-caucus@icann.org> wrote:

This is an excellent topic. It would be more focused if the scope could be further clarified in the objectives as targeting the security and stability impacts of AI on the DNS root service system.


Thank you James for bringing this topic to the attention of the caucus, and thank you Zhiwei for identifying a critical element of whether or not it is relevant to the scope of the caucus' work.  I'd like to quote the RSSAC web page on the purpose of RSSAC and its caucus:

"The RSSAC advises the ICANN community and the Board on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Root Server System."

Thus, for a work party to be formed the topic must be specifically relevant to the root server system, not the DNS more generically.  There are many other forums where AI impacts on the DNS as a whole may be more appropriate (for example, the IETF or maybe the SSAC).

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Wes Hardaker
USC/ISI