From Our Foxhole: Empowering Tactical Leaders to Achieve Strategic AI Goals - War on the Rocks

Editor's Note: This article was submitted in response to the call for ideas issued by the co-chairs of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Eric Schmidt and Robert Work. It addresses the second part of the second question on AI expertise and skill sets for the national security workforce. The race to harness artificial intelligence for military dominance is on -- and China might win. Whoever wins the AI race will secure critical technological advantages that allow them to shape global politics. The United States brings considerable strengths -- an unparalleled university system, a culture of innovation, and the only military that bestrides the globe -- to this contest.