Beijing Looms Large Over American AI Politics
AI, however, in many ways poses an even more complex set of challenges as the U.S. and China move to set and advance their agendas. Photo illustration by Newsweek/Adobe StockAs the debate over AI policy plays out in Washington, no issue animates support for an aggressive AI buildout more than the national security implications. In Newsweek’s AI Policy Scorecard, 86 members received the highest Booster score of 5 in National Security for their positions on AI issues tied to national security and competition with China.
- ▪AI, however, in many ways poses an even more complex set of challenges as the U.S. and China move to set and advance their agendas.
- ▪Photo illustration by Newsweek/Adobe StockAs the debate over AI policy plays out in Washington, no issue animates support for an aggressive AI buildout more than the national security implications.
- ▪In Newsweek’s AI Policy Scorecard, 86 members received the highest Booster score of 5 in National Security for their positions on AI issues tied to national security and competition with China.
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By Tom O'ConnorDeputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Much like the race for supremacy in nuclear arms and space exploration during the Cold War, the United States once again finds itself contending with a communist rival with vast capabilities in a cutting-edge field likely to define the world for generations to come. AI, however, in many ways poses an even more complex set of challenges as the U.S. and China move to set and advance their agendas.
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