Comment by John Hickenlooper

But we can’t let an industry with so many unknowns and potential harms police itself. We need clear rules that we can rely on to prevent AI’s harms. And while those exact rules are still being discussed, what we do know is that in the long-term we cannot rely on self-reporting alone from AI companies on compliance. We should build trust, but verify. We need qualified third parties to effectively audit Generative AI systems and verify their claims of compliance with federal laws and regulations. How we get there starts with establishing criteria and a path to certification for third-party auditors.
Verified source (2024)
Like Share on X 9mo ago
Policy proposals and claims
votes For
Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

Statement relation comments

AI Verified The quote clearly supports requiring third-party audits: it says AI companies cannot be left to self-police, that self-reporting alone is insufficient, and that "we need qualified third parties to effectively audit Generative AI systems." This clearly implies support for mandating such audits for significant AI systems. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

Vote answer comments

AI Verified The quote clearly backs third-party auditing: "we cannot rely on self-reporting alone" and "We need qualified third parties to effectively audit Generative AI systems and verify their claims of compliance." · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

Quote authenticity comments

AI Verified The quote is authentic. The official Senate press release dated February 5, 2024 includes the passage verbatim in the “Full text of the speech below” section: “But we can’t let an industry with so many unknowns and potential harms police itself... We need clear rules... we cannot rely on self-reporting alone... We should build trust, but verify... We need qualified third parties... How we get there starts with establishing criteria and a path to certification for third-party auditors.” The page is an official John Hickenlooper source and attributes the speech to him. ([hickenlooper.senate.gov](https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/press_releases/hickenlooper-proposes-ai-auditing-standards-calls-for-protecting-consumer-data-increasing-transparency/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
Verified Migrated from legacy verification · Hector Perez Arenas · 9mo ago
replying to John Hickenlooper