Daniel Kokotajlo on Require large datacenters to install ki…

Daniel Kokotajlo

AI Futures Project founder

AI progress depends heavily on large data centres, large amounts of compute — and most of the world’s AI-relevant compute is in these types of large data centres. [...] We think that the deal should be designed in such a way that [...] the new data centres that were built get destroyed. [...] [Y]ou design the new chips and the new data centres in such a way that they effectively have kill switches controlled by the rival country.

AI Verified (Aug 27, 2026)

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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, published August 27, 2026; transcript section “Enforcing a slowdown: Mutually assured compute destruction.

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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment

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AI Verified The quote says new large AI data centres should be designed with kill switches controlled by the rival country, directly supporting the required containment measure. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The quote proposes kill switches for new AI data centres as a containment mechanism, so the recorded for answer is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The 80,000 Hours transcript, published Aug. 27, 2026, attributes this passage to Daniel Kokotajlo and contains it verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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