Toner argues AI labs should face ‘dangerous research’ oversight, not just release reviews

What was said

""I think if there's one policy takeaway from this uh set of incidents, it has to be that we have to move past this approach where the testing and the the policy scrutiny, the government oversight is on which models get released to the public. We have to start treating this industry as an industry that is doing dangerous research.""

Asked how much trust she has in companies to regulate themselves, Toner says the focus of oversight should shift from controlling public releases to scrutiny of internal R&D practices. She argues governments and civil society should be able to look “inside your walls” when research can create systemic risks, particularly as firms use advanced AI to automate further AI development.