Daniel Kokotajlo on Require all advanced AI chips to be reg…

Daniel Kokotajlo

AI Futures Project founder

Instead we want to be in a situation where if both sides want a deal, then they can prove to each other that they’re complying with the deal. You want to be in a situation where the Chinese government at least knows where all the Chinese chips are, and the US government knows where all the US chips are — because then if they both want a deal, they can just show each other the chips and then they can verify.

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Daniel Kokotajlo, interview with Luisa Rodriguez, “AI 2027's author returns with a plan to change the ending,” 80,000 Hours Podcast, August 27, 2026.

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Require all advanced AI chips to be registered and traceable to their physical location

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AI Verified The chip-accounting passage directly supports requiring advanced AI chips to be registered and traceable for verification. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified Kokotajlo favors chip location accounting so parties can verify compliance; recorded answer for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified 80,000 Hours transcript attributes this exact chip-accounting passage to Daniel Kokotajlo (Aug. 27, 2026). · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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