Attorney General: China May Supplant U.S. If It Wins AI Race – By Frank Konkel (Nextgov) / July 16 2020
In an hour-long speech Thursday, Attorney General William Barr alerted the public to economic and technological dangers posed by China, suggesting its plans for global domination could hinge on artificial intelligence.
Barr, speaking at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, said China is using all tools at its disposal—legal and illegal—to supplant the U.S. and lead the world in AI by 2030 as part of its next-generation AI plan.
“Whichever nation emerges as the global leader in AI will be best positioned to unlock not only its considerable economic potential, but a range of military applications, such as the use of computer vision to gather intelligence,” Barr said.
If it becomes the dominant AI user and producer, Barr said China could have unrivaled intelligence and military capabilities, such as machines in a battlefield that execute life or death decisions at computer speed rather than human speed. Already, Barr said, “through innovations such as machine learning and big data, [AI] allows machines to mimic human functions, such as recognizing faces, interpreting spoken words, driving vehicles, and playing games of skill,” at faster speeds and with skills that far outpace humans.
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