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.
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.
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Assessment history
- R1Toward 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