AI Operations Could Lead to ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences for China and US: Expert

AI Operations Could Lead to ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences for China and US: Expert
Visitors look at an AI (Artificial Inteligence) security software program on a screen at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2018. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies poses a challenge to international security and could be used by third-party actors to push nuclear rivals into catastrophic conflict, according to one expert.
“AI-powered technology is rapidly becoming another capability in the toolkit of third-party actors to wage campaigns of disinformation and deception, which both sides in a competitive dyad, [such as] the U.S. and China, may have used against them,” said James Johnson, a lecturer in strategic studies at Aberdeen University.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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