Suresh Venkatasubramanian
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“To a degree, the problem, as always, is money,”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian told CNBC that funding is a core problem for independent AI evaluators.
“Who is paying for these companies to do their work? How are they going to support them? You need an ecosystem, you need a viable business model for this.”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian told CNBC that funding is a core problem for independent AI evaluators.
“It's not just a matter of not getting paid, it's a matter of, will there be consequences if I am an auditor and I put out a report that looks unfavorable to this company? Is my business going to dry up?”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian raised concerns about whether auditors face consequences if they publish unfavorable reports about AI companies.
“It was a performance of an attempt to show action when in fact no action actually happened,”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian criticized the voluntary accord as a performance of an attempt to show action when no action actually happened.
“The things that they promise to do are things they should have been doing already, and, in fact, have claimed that they were doing in the past.”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian said the promises in the accord are things companies should have been doing already and previously claimed they were doing.
“If you want true third-party evaluation, you need true independence financially and otherwise,”
Suresh Venkatasubramanian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Venkatasubramanian said true third-party evaluation requires true financial and operational independence.