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Democrat on House AI panel pushes back on third-party safety audits

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), co-chair of the House AI commission, said Tuesday that independent third-party audits of advanced AI models do not go far enough to protect national security, stating "Third-party audits alone don't meet the moment." Gottheimer instead advocated for a mandatory government review process for the most advanced AI models.

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Democrat on House AI panel pushes back on third-party safety audits
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is pushing back against proposals to use independent third-party organizations to monitor advanced artificial intelligence model development, arguing that the approach does not go far enough to protect national security.

“Third-party audits alone don’t meet the moment,” Gottheimer, who co-chairs the House AI commission, said in a statement Tuesday, advocating instead for a mandatory government review process for the most advanced AI models.

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