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Given the risks involved, international cooperation is essential. Historically, the world took precautions with space-based nukes, recognizing their destabilizing potential. Similar treaties for AI development, limiting race dynamics and enforcing transparency, are crucial to prevent catastrophic outcomes.
The supply chain for cutting-edge AI chips—featuring fewer than a handful of specialized manufacturers—acts as a potential point of leverage. The complexity of hardware manufacturing, combined with hardware kill switches and tracking mechanisms—like requiring permission before continuing computation—offer some avenues for regulation and control.