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Panel discusses third-party validation approach

New York City Council · Oct 5, 2026 · starts 0:37:19 · 1 min 3 sec

Menin asks how government can improve transparency and who should be the third-party validators. Coxon says whoever is competent and qualified, and notes the need for preemptive safety cases judged by evaluators.

Julie Menin

Okay.

Julie Menin

So one of the frustrations, certainly, that I think everyone has is that for these safety incidents, it is not as if the companies have been self-reporting them.

Julie Menin

We are finding out sometimes months after the fact.

Julie Menin

So whether it was what happened with Hugging Face, whether it was what happened with the government of Australia, how can we have additional transparency, as each of you have testified?

Julie Menin

What measures can we as government take?

Julie Menin

Obviously, we want to do third-party validation.

Julie Menin

Mr.

Julie Menin

Turner, I appreciate your comments to make some changes to that bill.

Julie Menin

We want to make sure that the third-party validators are free from conflict of interest as it provides in the bill.

Julie Menin

Who should be the third-party validators?

Julie Menin

I'll start with you.

Julie Menin

Mr.

Julie Menin

Coxon.

Member of the Public - Jacob Coxon

Whoever is competent and qualified to do the evaluation.

Member of the Public - Jacob Coxon

I do think as well as after incidents, we will need preemptive safety cases that are judged by evaluators as well.