Independent Evaluation

Independent evaluation refers to testing and assessment of AI systems conducted by third parties who have no stake in the system's success or marketing. For governance purposes, independent evaluation provides objective evidence about an AI system's performance, safety, and compliance with regulatory requirements that internal testing alone cannot supply. This matters because regulators, customers, and boards increasingly require unbiased verification that high-risk AI systems work as claimed and do not create unexpected harms before deployment.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-10-07

ChatGPT Teen Safety Controls Failed Independent Testing, Raising Vendor Assurance Gap

Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute rated OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens an 'unacceptable risk.' Parental alert systems failed to fire during extended crisis conversations involving self-harm. OpenAI disputed the testing methodology. The independent evaluation found failures even in accounts linked well outside the activation window. The finding directly challenges the reliability of vendor safety commitments that deployers and procurement teams routinely rely on.

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