China, the world’s second largest economy, is likely to dominate many of the key emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and genetics within a decade or so, according to Western intelligence assessments.
Nicolas Chaillan, the Pentagon's first chief software officer who resigned in protest against the slow pace of technological transformation in the U.S. military, said the failure to respond was putting the United States at risk. "We have no competing fighting chance against China in 15 to 20 years. Right now, it’s already a done deal; it is already over in my opinion," he told the newspaper. "Whether it takes a war or not is kind of anecdotal."
China was set to dominate the future of the world, controlling everything from media narratives to geopolitics, he said.to work with the state on AI and extensive ethical debates over the technology.Chinese companies, Chaillan said, were obliged to work with their government and were making "massive investment" in AI without regard to ethics.
A spokesperson for the Department of the Air Force said Frank Kendall, secretary of the U.S. Air Force, had discussed with Chaillan his recommendations for the department’s future software development following his resignation and thanked him for his contributions, the FT said.More from ReutersSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
elonmusk will save us!
Yessss increase the fear for the clicks must create fear
Meritocrachy won.
The Americans are hobbled by an elite class of cocaine addicted sycophants who pull wealth from innovation to support their need for disposable children.
This is the Pentagon's trick to ask Congress for money. No one knows the US military better than me.
Won your mother’s won
But US CAN TRY A WAR.
Kudos to China for consistently having prioritized leapfrog goals and education. Not to mention using its mineral wealth to aggresively support it all. There's lessons for every country in this. And no, I don't want to become communist - I just want democracies to do better.
Won your sister’s won
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