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Hendrycks proposes deterrence and nonproliferation for superintelligence

Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang propose a strategy combining deterrence against destabilizing AI projects, controls on chips and model weights, technical misuse safeguards, legal rules for agents, and measures to limit automation-driven instability.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM22confidence 58/100

Why it moved the index

The proposal adds specific international-control mechanisms for advanced AI, including compute tracking, model-weight security and deterrence, but their effectiveness and escalation risks remain untested policy judgments.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 22 · confidence 58

    Initial inclusion from a fully read first-person policy synthesis with mechanisms distinct from Hendrycks's earlier risk taxonomy.

    13 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Hendrycks proposes deterrence and nonproliferation for superintelligence” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 22 and confidence 58 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

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