New piece argues AI progress is outpacing democratic oversight and calls for mandated independent audits
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-10
A new essay argues AI progress is outpacing democratic oversight and that mandated independent oversight plus incident investigation should be the immediate response. Key points: third-party oversight reaches the risks that matter most — internal norms and safety practices, including internal deployments and dangerous training runs, not just individual model properties; third-party organizations concentrate the best talent outside labs and can recruit, scale, and adapt faster than agencies regardless of future legislation; commentator davidshor adds such mandates enjoy broad bipartisan public support and inaction could have grave irreversible consequences.
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