Event Brief
AI experts call for independent safety audits
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: More than 100 artificial intelligence experts signed a public letter urging independent AI safety evaluators rather than relying on companies’ own assurances. Princeton computer science professor Arvind Narayanan, a signatory, discussed the need for external safety audits in a CBS News interview.
WHO: Arvind Narayanan; more than 100 artificial intelligence experts
WHAT: Experts signed a public letter calling for independent AI safety evaluators and external safety audits.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The letter and Narayanan’s remarks argue that AI companies should not have to be trusted without external safety audits.
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