Power & Security, China, Technology AI Competition With China Should Be Done the American Way

With much of the national security community's attention now turned to long-term competition with China, the race to sustain the United States’ global leadership position in science and technology has taken center stage. One of the most frequently discussed aspects of this competition is artificial intelligence (AI), which is often mentioned as a potentially transformative technology.

Last year, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence found that China is determined to surpass the United States in AI leadership, particularly in military applications. Top academics and industry thinkers agree that China is making significant headway toward this goal and is rapidly catching up with the United States’ research progress, leading a disgruntled former Pentagon official to suggest that the United States is already losing the race for AI superiority. Close analysis supports claims that China has indeed established areas of advantage, especially in data collection technology for surveillance and facial recognition.

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