Richard Blumenthal on Mandate third-party audits for major AI…

Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator from Connecticut

In the face of a stunning failure, OpenAI appears to be taking steps that prioritize the performance and profit of its A.I. models with the knowledge that those changes could be detrimental to public safety. This demonstrates the need for vigorous, mandatory independent auditing and oversight such as would be required in the Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act.

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Richard Blumenthal, letter to Sam Altman, published by the Office of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, September 9, 2026.

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AI Verified The quote directly addresses the statement: Blumenthal calls for vigorous, mandatory independent auditing and oversight of AI systems, which is third-party auditing of major AI systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer is “for.” Blumenthal explicitly says the failure demonstrates the need for vigorous, mandatory independent auditing and oversight, directly supporting the audit mandate. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Senator Blumenthal’s official Senate release dated September 9, 2026 contains the stored passage verbatim and attributes it to Blumenthal in his letter to Sam Altman, including the call for mandatory independent auditing and oversight. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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