{"slug": "democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits", "title": "Democrat on House AI panel pushes back on third-party safety audits", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is pushing back against proposals to use independent third-party organizations to monitor advanced [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) model development, arguing that the approach does not go far enough to protect [national security](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/national-security/).\n\n“Third-party audits alone don’t meet the moment,” Gottheimer, who co-chairs the House AI commission, [said](https://x.com/RepJoshG/status/2099906569320182040/photo/1) in a statement Tuesday, advocating instead for a mandatory government review process for the most advanced AI models.\n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4728420/josh-gottheimer-house-ai-third-party-review/", "published_at": "2026-09-15 20:36:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 20:56:15.612723+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Josh Gottheimer", "House AI commission", "Democratic Party"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/democrat-on-house-ai-panel-pushes-back-on-third-party-safety-audits.jsonld"}}