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OpenAI agrees to deploy reasoning models at US nuclear labs

OpenAI and Microsoft agreed to deploy o1 or another o-series model on Los Alamos's Venado supercomputer for three national laboratories, including cybersecurity, CBRN and nuclear-security work.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM58confidence 94/100

Why it moved the index

Frontier reasoning models entered highly consequential national-security and nuclear-laboratory workflows, expanding deployment reach and dual-use exposure. Selective use-case review and cleared safety consultation provide meaningful safeguards, moderating the score.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 58 · confidence 94

    New January 2025 consequential national-laboratory deployment agreement with no durable collision; no exact model relation is asserted because the agreement allows o1 or another o-series model.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “OpenAI agrees to deploy reasoning models at US nuclear labs” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 58 and confidence 94 out of 100 in the deployment reach category.

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  3. DoomBench summarizes “OpenAI agrees to deploy reasoning models at US nuclear labs” as follows: OpenAI and Microsoft agreed to deploy o1 or another o-series model on Los Alamos's Venado supercomputer for three national laboratories,...

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