September 08, 2017

For Superpowers, Artificial Intelligence Fuels New Global Arms Race

Source: Wired

Journalist: Tom Simonite

FOR MANY RUSSIAN students, the academic year started last Friday with tips on planetary domination from President Vladimir Putin.

“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia but for all humankind,” he said, via live video beamed to 16,000 selected schools. “Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”

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Author

  • Gregory C. Allen

    Former Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program

    Gregory C. Allen is a former Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Technology and National Security Program. Mr. Allen focuses on the intersec...