AI Reports · GovAI (Oxford) · 2026-10-17 · Research paper
Risk Management Third-Party Compliance Reviews for Frontier AI Safety Frameworks May 2025 Research Paper Aidan Homewood et al., including Sophie Williams, Noemi Dreksler, John Lidiard, Ben Garfinkel,
Safety frameworks are considered best practice for managing risks from frontier AI, but outsiders often cannot tell whether companies follow them. This paper examines third-party compliance reviews, in which an independent external party assesses a company's adherence to its framework. The authors weigh benefits such as higher compliance and assurance against risks including information security, cost, and reputational damage, and set out minimalist, more ambitious, and comprehensive options for six design questions.