Scholars refuse AI lab jobs, warning independent AI eval experts are too scarce
RishiBommasani · x · 2026-09-16
Scholar Kevin Frazier highlights a DC policy problem: reforms depend on independent experts who are hard to find. He and Bharat Chandar (among others) have declined AI lab jobs to preserve independence — "we can't build an AI eval ecosystem if some don't stay outside." Stanford's Rishi Bommasani amplified the point.
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