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Patrick Higgins

Managing Director of the LaCross Institute for Ethical AI in Business at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Leaders need to know what their systems are doing, create channels for people across the organization to share concerns and build governance that can adapt as the technology and its uses change.

AI Verified (Jul 30, 2026)

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Patrick Higgins, quoted in David Buie-Moltz, “OpenAI-Hugging Face Incident Shows Why Rapid Disclosure Matters for AI Governance,” University of Virginia Darden School of Business, July 30, 2026.

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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers

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AI Verified Higgins calls for channels to raise AI concerns and a culture where employees can do so before crises; this supports protections for AI-safety reporters. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches: Higgins advocates channels for employee AI concerns and safeguards before crises, supporting whistleblower protections. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified UVA Darden article (30 Jul 2026) attributes this exact wording to Patrick Higgins in its AI-governance discussion. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority

You cannot treat AI governance as a static set of rules. Organizations need ways to identify unexpected behavior, collaborate across functions and adjust their safeguards as the landscape evolves.

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