Chinese AI agents could challenge air and space operations, planning

Current and near-term Chinese artificial intelligence capabilities could counter or replicate how the U.S. military plans and conducts operations, especially complex strike packages such as those seen recently in Iran, according to a new think tank report.

Daniel Remler, a senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security, took a broad look at China’s advanced AI systems and their impact on national security in his new report, titled “Red Lines: Understanding the National Security Risks of China’s Advanced AI.” More specifically, though, his findings on the Chinese military AI and cyber capabilities reveal potential impacts on the Air Force and Space Force.

Remler argues that while the current status of Chinese AI development can’t be fully assessed using unclassified means, a number of unclassified sources do give some important clues of how the People’s Liberation Army is starting to use AI.

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