Coalition Urges Senate Not to Let Companies Waive Financial Regulations for AI
Proposals for Third-Party AI Assessment in 2026
Proposals for Third-Party AI Assessment in 2026
As concern about risks and harms related to AI systems continue to grow, a growing chorus of policymakers, industry leaders, and advocates have called for independent AI assessments. This explainer provides an overview of recent proposals for third-party assessment in the United States, including state and federal legislation, executive actions, and industry proposals.
Getting Third-Party AI Assessment Right
Getting Third-Party AI Assessment Right
Having third parties assess AI systems might seem like common sense, but crafting effective policies toward this goal can be devilishly tricky. A poorly-constructed ecosystem for third-party assessment could easily fail to consider the most consequential mechanisms of risk, neglect the AI harms that most impact people, or do more to protect AI companies than people.
Not All Guardrails Are Created Equal: Comparing Content Safety and Copyright Filtering
Not All Guardrails Are Created Equal: Comparing Content Safety and Copyright Filtering
As courts and policymakers work through questions about chatbot liability, they should be wary of analogies that flatten meaningful technical differences. Copyright filtering and safety intervention share real challenges around ambiguity and evasion, but they diverge in what each control must assess, how each manifests over the course of a conversation, and how much can be verified from the outside.
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DHS Should Scrap Proposed Collection of Social Media Identifiers
DHS Should Scrap Proposed Collection of Social Media Identifiers
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CDT Urges Court to Find That Warrantless Persistent Video Surveillance of the Home is Unreasonable
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Ismail Ajjawi’s Fundamental Free Speech & Association Rights Trampled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The NSA Shuttered the Call Detail Records Program. So Too Must Congress.
The NSA Shuttered the Call Detail Records Program. So Too Must Congress.
The U.S. Government is Demanding Social Media Information From 14.7 Million Visa Applicants – Congress Should Step In
The U.S. Government is Demanding Social Media Information From 14.7 Million Visa Applicants – Congress Should Step In
CBP Letter Prompts the Question: Is DHS Criminalizing Compassion and Association?
CBP Letter Prompts the Question: Is DHS Criminalizing Compassion and Association?
DHS Should Stop Surveilling Activists, Journalists, and Lawyers
DHS Should Stop Surveilling Activists, Journalists, and Lawyers
CDT Urges European Court of Human Rights To Outlaw or Limit Bulk Collection
CDT Urges European Court of Human Rights To Outlaw or Limit Bulk Collection
European Court of Human Rights to Reexamine Bulk Collection
European Court of Human Rights to Reexamine Bulk Collection
A “Smart Wall” That Fails to Protect Privacy and Civil Liberties Is Not Smart
A “Smart Wall” That Fails to Protect Privacy and Civil Liberties Is Not Smart
CBP’s Border Searches Struggle to Comply with Constitution and Agency Policy
CBP’s Border Searches Struggle to Comply with Constitution and Agency Policy
Data Provided to HHS to Vett Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children Should Not Be Repurposed for Immigration Enforcement
Data Provided to HHS to Vett Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children Should Not Be Repurposed for Immigration Enforcement
Airbnb and HomeAway Challenge NYC’s Mandatory Data Sharing Law
Airbnb and HomeAway Challenge NYC’s Mandatory Data Sharing Law
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