China won't pause AI development, so the US would be insane to
The newest cultural-political fad? Call for a “pause” in artificial intelligence development. As columnist Dominic Pino observes, politicians can’t actually tell us what this “pause” should entail.
TL;DR
- Calls for a pause in AI development are a political performance without clear definitions.
- President Trump recognizes the U.S. initiative in AI and the dire consequences of losing this race to China.
- Pausing AI development would be extraordinarily dangerous due to China's ambition for global leadership in next-generation technologies.
- China would use AI dominance to subjugate the Pacific region militarily and conduct unconstrained espionage against the U.S.
- The U.S. must retain AI mastery to restrain China's malevolent ambitions, which include crippling U.S. military capabilities and stealing proprietary information.
- A CCP victory in the AI race would lead to deception campaigns, subjugation of American industry, and the ability to launch devastating cyberattacks.
- Establishing AI mastery before considering any unilateral pause is a necessity from a national security perspective.