evaluator; distance from a lab: unattributed
Assurance firms (Big Four and peers)
Scorecard
Expected entrants once Illinois SB 315 audits begin in 2028; no frontier elicitation capability yet.
Hypothetical composite, not a real organization, Global. Confidence low. Domains: assurance. Scores by preset: Lab procurement 38; Regulator or auditor 39; Public trust 41; Equal weights 38. Weakest dimension: access depth (lab-granted) 1/4.
What would move the score. A frontier-AI audit practice with published methodology and a technical partner.
Funding 2/4
Labs pay per engagement; otherwise diversified.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 2 on funding given the cited signals.
- Developer pays the auditor.
Illinois AI Safety Measures Act SB 315 (Crowell & Moring, 2026-07-08) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Governance 2/4
For-profit or PBC with a published COI policy.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 2 on governance given the cited signals.
- Existing independence frameworks (no financial interest, partner rotation) map onto SB 315's requirements.
Illinois AI Safety Measures Act SB 315 (Crowell & Moring, 2026-07-08) tier 4 pressconfirmed How AI hyperscalers can use ISO 42001 internal audit to comply with Illinois SB 315 (StackAware, 2026-07-14) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Personnel 2/4
Frequent two-way hiring; recusal on request.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 2 on personnel given the cited signals.
- Partners rotate but firms retain the client.
How AI hyperscalers can use ISO 42001 internal audit to comply with Illinois SB 315 (StackAware, 2026-07-14) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Access depth (lab-granted) 1/4
Pre-release API with safeguards on.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 1 on access given the cited signals.
- No technical capability to elicit dangerous capabilities; would need to subcontract.
Illinois Joins Growing State-Level Effort (Latham & Watkins, 2026-07-15) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Scope control 2/4
Scope negotiated per engagement.
evidence: tier 3 (self)
Anchor 2 on scope given the cited signals.
- Scope fixed by statute and engagement letter.
Illinois Enacts Frontier AI Safety Law (Davis Wright Tremaine, 2026-07-15) tier 3 selfconfirmed2026-09-14 - SB 315 signed 6 July 2026, effective 1 January 2027 with audit obligations from 1 January 2028; passage reported as 28 May (Slashdot) and 29 May 2026 (McDermott); a sponsor-side commentator expects the Big Four to audit, and no firm has announced a dedicated SB 315 practice (search snapshot 2026-09-15).
Illinois SB 315: A State Strategy for Enduring National AI Safety Standards (Akerman LLP, 2026-06-10) tier 4 pressconfirmed Illinois Passes Landmark AI Law (Slashdot, 2026-05-28) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-07-06
Publication rights 1/4
Lab-edited summaries only.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 1 on publication given the cited signals.
- Reports would be summaries to the developer and the state rather than public findings.
Illinois AI Safety Measures Act SB 315 (Crowell & Moring, 2026-07-08) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Method transparency 1/4
Summaries only.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 1 on methods given the cited signals.
- Audit methodology proprietary.
How AI hyperscalers can use ISO 42001 internal audit to comply with Illinois SB 315 (StackAware, 2026-07-14) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Role incompatibility 1/4
Sells to labs and to their customers.
evidence: tier 4 (press)
Anchor 1 on products given the cited signals.
- Labs are already consulting clients, recreating the audit-plus-consulting problem.
How AI hyperscalers can use ISO 42001 internal audit to comply with Illinois SB 315 (StackAware, 2026-07-14) tier 4 pressconfirmed2026-09-14
Traced money and ties
no inflow rows yet. Confirmed rows: 0 of 0. Dollar sums: confirmed + unaudited USD rows only; imported figures are not re-derived and never summed. Second hop traced for 0 of 0 sources. Ties: none within two steps recorded. Bounded negatives on file: 1.
Ledger
Bounded negatives
- N22 no Big Four firm has announced a dedicated frontier-AI audit practice for Illinois SB 315 [general web search for Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC with SB 315 and frontier AI audit, snapshot 2026-09-15] unauditedhttps://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/05/28/186254/trump-loses-more-control-over-ai-regulation-as-illinois-passes-landmark-law
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