Coercion through the accelerator supply
Statement (NASA form)
Given that a handful of firms and states sit on the only road to frontier compute, there is a possibility of access to chips being used as a political or military lever resulting in a capability freeze — or a crash program — forced from outside any lab.
The stack has a chokepoint. Chokepoints get used.
Composite 14 = 3×4 + 2
Applicable mitigations
Controls · Capability thresholds that cannot be open-released · Know-your-customer on high-end fine-tune clusters · Pair open release with synthesis and exploit screening upgrades · Statutory independent safety function at designated labs · Protected channels for safety staff · Pacing agreement / temporary capability freeze among US labs · External pre-deployment evaluation as a license condition · Siting only where spare water and firm power already exist