GOP Senators Urge Intelligence Officials to Boost Assessments of China’s AI

Sens. Banks and Cotton urged top intelligence officials to closely monitor China’s AI progress and maintain America’s technological edge. 

Cutting-edge AI applications are seen on display at the Artificial Intelligence Pavilion of Zhangjiang Future Park during a state-organized media tour in Shanghai on June 18, 2021. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

Two Republican U.S. senators have urged senior intelligence officials to strengthen assessments of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Cotton of Arkansas sent a letter on Thursday to senior officials in the intelligence community, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who plans to leave office on June 30 to support her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.