V. Ramgopal Rao on Mandate third-party audits for major AI…

V. Ramgopal Rao

Indian nanoelectronics researcher, IEEE Fellow, and Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani.

Independent audits could help, but there needed to be clarity over who selects auditors, what standards they use, how much access they receive and whether findings are made public. [...] Some of these voluntary commitments would eventually need statutory backing, including clearly defined safety standards, independent audits and mandatory reporting of serious incidents.

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The Hindu Technology, “Trump, AI majors pledge AI safety; experts flag lack of enforcement,” October 1, 2026, republished by IndiaNews16. V. Ramgopal Rao, Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani, said independent audits need clear selection, standards, access, and public findings; he added that voluntary commitments need statutory backing, including independent audits and incident reporting.

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AI Verified IndiaNews16’s October 1 republication of The Hindu report attributes this wording to V. Ramgopal Rao and reproduces the audit and statutory-backing passage. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 55min ago

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