U.S. military has embraced AI, arguing that America cannot compete against potential adversaries without the futuristic technology. (U.S. Dept of Defense/Peggy Frierson)
Axios: How AI is rising up the ranks of the military
From programs that can process a vast amount of data for intelligence gathering to the future of autonomous weapons, AI is becoming key to our operations — and our international competition.
Why it matters: Military dominance in the future won't be decided just by the size of a nation's army, but the quality of its algorithms. The U.S. still leads on integrating AI into defense, but some competitors like China have advantages of their own — and they're catching up.
Driving the news: The National Counterintelligence and Security Center said in a new paper published Friday that China and Russia are using legal and illegal methods to undermine and overtake U.S. dominance in critical industries including AI and autonomous systems, my Axios colleague Zach Basu writes.
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WNU Editor: The US Congress is all in .... Congress Wants a 'Manhattan Project' for Military Artificial Intelligence (Military.com). More here .... Senate Bill Would Require New Metrics to Fuse Artificial Intelligence Across the U.S. Defense Landscape (NextGov).
