Tech Leaders Warn the U.S. Military Is Falling Behind China On AI

Tech leaders and AI experts on Tuesday warned that the U.S. military needs to move quickly to harness its military data and invest in emerging technology if it wants to compete with the Chinese in an era when artificial intelligence is upending global conflict. "The country that is able to most rapidly and effectively integrate new technology into war-fighting wins," Alexandr Wang, the CEO of Scale AI, told lawmakers on a House Armed Services subcommittee. China is spending three times more than the U.S. on developing AI tools, Wang noted. "The Chinese Communist Party deeply understands the potential for AI to disrupt warfare, and is investing heavily to capitalize," he said. "AI is China's Apollo project."