Opinion | We Spent a Year Investigating What the Chinese Army Is Buying. Here’s What We Learned. - POLITICO

Publicly available documents show how Chinese progress in military AI is being driven, in part, by access to American technology and capital. Chinese soldiers from the People's Liberation Army march after a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Opinion by RYAN FEDASIUK 11/10/2021 04:31 AM EST Link Copied Ryan Fedasiuk is a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where he focuses on military applications of artificial intelligence and China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology. Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense released its annual report on Chinese military power, mentioning “artificial intelligence” 20 separate times. The report echoed longstanding concerns that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is investing heavily in “intelligentized warfare” — a strategy based on making weapons systems and military operations more networked and autonomous — and that artificial intelli

Publicly available documents show how Chinese progress in military AI is being driven, in part, by access to American technology and capital. Chinese soldiers from the People's Liberation Army march after a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. | Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Opinion by RYAN FEDASIUK 11/10/2021 04:31 AM EST Link Copied Ryan Fedasiuk is a research analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where he focuses on military applications of artificial intelligence and China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology. Last week, the U