Q&A: Researcher Calls for Independent Testing of Powerful AI Models
University of Toronto researcher Nicolas Papernot wants powerful AI models tested by independent experts before release, with universities acting as a “transparency bridge”. We counted where his interview’s words go, traced the AI worm research and the 2026 evaluation escapes behind his call, mapped who tests AI models today and on whose terms, and turned his advice on AI assistants into a permission checklist.