Techland
We live in an era of great power competition, with the United States, China, Russia, and other nations vying for influence around the globe. And yet, our world is changing rapidly thanks to new digital technologies, an internet that touches every part of our lives, and military prowess measured less in bullets and more in cyber capabilities. Techland is our effort to understand this strange mix of great power politics and technologies, new and old.
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Stories from Techland
Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on AI?
In 2012, DQN, an AI system developed by then-start-up DeepMind, discovered how to play classic Atari computer games with human-level skill, a major breakthrough at the time. By 2023, GPT-4...
Here Comes Terminator: Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Predicts U.S. Military Will be Armed With Robots
Summary and Key Points: Retired U.S. Army General Mark Milley predicts that robots and autonomous systems could comprise up to one-third of the U.S. military by 2039, potentially operated and...
AI’s Hidden Secret—Data Centers
As the public sphere brims with buzzwords like “AI” and “Crypto,” the national security community is still grappling with the implications of how the United States wields them as tools...
The U.S. Must Win the AI Race
With conflict currently present in almost every region of the world, speculation about “World War III” is difficult to avoid. If a calamity of such magnitude were to occur, it...
How AI Will Impact Deterrence
In the realm of defense and security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to transform the practices of deterrence and coercion, having at least three complementary effects on power, perception, and...
Ending the Spectrum Wars
Nearly four years after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a license modification for the satellite communications company Ligado, the company’s dispute with the Department of Defense (DOD) and other...
Coping with China’s Cleantech Growth
With President Biden’s announcement of a broad series of tariffs aimed at stemming the flood of goods imported from China and protecting American workers and businesses, Washington has opened a...
The U.S. Must Offer a Substantive 5G Alternative to China’s Huawei
To maximize commercial output, encourage economic development, and introduce the newest industrial capabilities, ranging from agriculture to medicine, countries across the world are seeking access to the best information and...
How AI is Redefining Middle Eastern Warfare
As war rages on in the Gaza Strip, its visual narrative is shaped by scenes of tanks and rubble familiar to the public since the global war on terror. Yet...
The Threat of “AI Safety” to American AI Leadership
The story of America is full of success in scientific and technological development. American innovation has improved the quality of life for billions worldwide, fostering a new era of economic...
The Tech Industry is the New Defense Industrial Base
Developments in nascent technology areas, such as quantum computing, biotechnology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), predominantly occur in the private sector, where there is a higher concentration of talent, capital, and...
Into the Breach: Countering Chinese Digital Espionage in Routers
For anyone following the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) actions related to digital technology, the specter that Chinese companies could be leveraged to conduct intelligence activities has been ever-present. National security...