Cambridge's David Krueger Proposes Freezing the Compute Supply Chain to Pause Frontier AI
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-10-10
David Krueger argues that compute is the key lever for an immediate, indefinite international moratorium on frontier AI: AI chips and fabs are so specialized that their locations are basically known, so removing the means to train frontier models is feasible. This dissolves fears about secret rival programs — but any serious proposal must still address international competition, including verification that rivals aren't building powerful AI in secret and safeguards against a new government tearing up the agreement.
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