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The U.S. faces a bleak future if it loses the race to China to develop key technologies such as artificial intelligence in the near future, the authors of a special government-sponsored study told reporters on Monday.
If China wins the technology race, it can use its advances in artificial intelligence and biological technology to strengthen its own economy, military and society to beat others, said Bob Wark, former deputy defense secretary and co-chairman of the special competition. A research project that examined global artificial intelligence and technology competition. Career is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the US Naval Institute.
Losing a say in Work means China’s ability to exert global surveillance, companies losing trillions of dollars, and America’s dependence on China or other Chinese-influenced countries for key technologies threaten American security.
“If that world happens, it will be very weak for democracy… As its technological platforms expand around the world, China’s sphere of influence will grow and they will be able to establish global surveillance,” he said. “So this is what losing looks like.”
The United States must fix the technology race now because there is only one budget cycle before 2025, the year China aims for global dominance in technology manufacturing, said SCSP CEO Yil Bajaraktari. In the year By 2030, Beijing wants to be the global leader in AI, he said.
“The 2025-2030 timeframe is a very important period for our country and global geopolitical security,” he said.
The technology race is about more than conflict or military focus, said Eric Schmidt, co-chairman of the Special Competition Research Project and former Google CEO. The winning idea is about platforms.
One of the most popular social media sites is Tik Tok, which is owned by China and operates out of Shanghai, Schmidt noted.
The U.S. has blocked Huawei, a Chinese technology corporation that has overtaken U.S. technology when it comes to 5G.
“You can imagine the problem that the platforms we trust are run by non-Western companies,” Schmidt said.
The competition boils down to three battlegrounds in a special competition research project report, Bajraktari said. Those three areas are AI, Chips and 5G.
“And the importance of getting these three battlefields right is critical because, as I said, this is not just about military competition,” Bajraktari said. “It’s about all the benefits that all three of these battlefields bring to our economy and our society. And ultimately, you know, our military can use it as well.”
When it comes to 5G, the US does not yet have a good plan to compete with China, citing Huawei as an example. Beijing claims to control 70 percent of Africa’s 4G.
China has invested billions of dollars in chip production, all of it imported, Bajraktari said. And for AI, she says the country wants to be a world leader.
Winning the race doesn’t mean the U.S. has to dominate critical technological outcomes, but it does have to be able to compete in the arena, Gold said. The United States needs to dominate the technology platforms and dominate the global digital infrastructure, he said.
“And we certainly want to be able to use biotech for the security and livelihood of our citizens and for new energy,” said Work.
If the U.S. fails to plan for excellence in the three battlegrounds, the next generation of innovation in biotech and computing power will happen in countries like China rather than democracies, Bajraktari said.
“And the stakes of these contests are beyond military contests,” Bajraktari said. “It’s about who gets the benefit of all the innovation that comes from this.”
