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

Richard Marles

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence.

AI companies should open themselves to external scrutiny to make sure their tools are safe. There needs to be greater risk management of AI capabilities. It's important that there is independent assessment of AI models.

AI Verified (Nov 10, 2026)

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Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, quoted in Agence France-Presse, “Australia to adopt ‘mandatory’ AI safeguards,” November 10, 2026. Marles said AI companies should accept external scrutiny so their tools are safe, called for greater risk management of AI capabilities, and said independent assessment of AI models is important.

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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems

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AI Verified Marles calls for AI companies to accept external scrutiny and independent assessment; this supports third-party auditing of AI systems, including major ones. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Marles explicitly endorses external scrutiny and independent assessment of AI models. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago