US has lost AI battle to China, Pentagon's ex-software chief says
(VOVWORLD) - The United States has already lost the artificial intelligence battle to China which is heading towards global dominance because of its advances in a emerging cyber capabilities, the Pentagon's former software chief told the Financial Times.
 An autonomous delivery vehicle by Damo is displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 8, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS) |
Nicolas Chaillan, the Pentagon's first chief software officer who resigned in protest at the slow pace of technological transformation in the US military, said the failure to respond to China was putting the United States at risk.
He told the FT that the US has no competing fighting chance against China in 15 to 20 years and in his opinion, it’s already a done deal.