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How China's Artificial Intelligence Strategy Stacks Up Against U.S. Investments
Artificial intelligence is becoming a key factor in the future of economic and military competition around the world. China has been a leader in the field, with heavy investm...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Editorial: Congress should approve the rightsized Space Force concept
Keeping the Space Force within the Air Force, as directed by President Donald Trump this week, serves the national interest. There was no reason to create an entirely new and ...
By Paul Scharre
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
Before he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy Technologies Co., the camera maker h...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A key U.S. ally is close to adding swarming attack drones to its military arsenal
Swarms of small attack drones that confuse and overwhelm anti-aircraft defenses could soon become an important part of the modern military arsenal, Britain’s defense secretary...
By Paul Scharre
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Which Country Owns Data? Increasingly, It's China
To understand how rapidly the global datasphere – the amount of data around the world that is created, captured, and replicated online – is growing, consider one word: zettaby...
By Paul Scharre
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The Global Battle Over 5G: Trump And Huawei
President Trump may be about to ban Chinese companies from selling high-speed 5G network tech to the US. But the real war against global giant Huawei – and the Chinese spies i...
By Gregory C. Allen
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White House AI Executive Order and DoD AI Strategy
This week, the U.S. government released two major new strategic documents on artificial intelligence. The White House published an executive order by President Trump launching...
By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Gregory C. Allen, Kara Frederick, Michael Horowitz & Elsa B. Kania
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Is Trump’s AI executive order a Sputnik moment for the US?
US President Donald Trump’s executive order on artificial intelligence may be short on details, but its broader significance lies in his administration’s recognition that Chin...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Artificial Intelligence: Will Special Operators Lead The Way?
The Pentagon’s new artificial intelligence strategy shows how the military is shifting from old-school heavy-metal hardware – tanks, ships, planes – to a world where software ...
By Robert O. Work, Wendy R. Anderson & Kara Frederick
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No, the Pentagon Is Not Working on Killer Robots—Yet
The U.S. Department of Defense on Feb. 12 released its roadmap for artificial intelligence, and the most interesting thing about it might be what’s missing from the report: Th...
By Michael Horowitz
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Trump to lay out an AI plan
In a move aimed squarely at China's swift rise in artificial intelligence, President Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday to strengthen the U.S.'s global position in ...
By Elsa B. Kania & Wendy R. Anderson
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On AI, Trump orders all hands on deck
After months of pushing China to retreat from its strategy to dominate the technologies of the future, President Trump today ordered U.S. agencies to prioritize keeping the U....
By Gregory C. Allen & Elsa B. Kania
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Algorithmic Warfare: AI Project to Link Military, Silicon Valley
It was almost a year ago when Google employees made waves from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C., by signing a letter objecting to the company’s work with the Defense Departm...
By Paul Scharre
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China is worried an AI arms race could lead to accidental war
Experts and politicians in China are worried that a rush to integrate artificial intelligence into weapons and military equipment could accidentally lead to war between nation...
By Gregory C. Allen
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CMU, U.S. Army Partner To Create AI For Future Wars
On Friday, the U.S. Army activated its new Artificial Intelligence Task Force, which will have a hub at Carnegie Mellon University and develop military uses for artificial int...
By Paul Scharre
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Eric Altamura and Carole House Join CNAS as Adjunct Research Assistants
Washington, February 5, 2019 -- The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Eric Altamura and Carole House have joined the Center as adjunct rese...
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China's research in artificial intelligence 'far outranks' Huawei threat, expert says
Experts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spread...
By Elsa B. Kania
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China must tread fine line as US fires latest salvo against Huawei in 'new Cold War'
The US charges against China's Huawei are the latest salvo in an escalating "new Cold War" that is developing between the two superpowers. In a move that ratchets up tensions...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake' videos
If you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably appearing in a cheap adult movie, don't adjust your television set -- yo...
By Paul Scharre
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Can the Pentagon build a bridge to the tech community?
As the age of artificial intelligence transforms warfare, the Pentagon faces a delicate problem: How does it convince employees of high-tech companies based in the United Stat...
By Paul Scharre