U.S. DOD AI General Says China Is ‘Danger Close’ In The AI Race

Defense One: China Is ‘Danger Close’ to US in AI Race, DOD AI Chief Says 

JAIC leader stresses that AI ethics guidelines don’t slow down the United States. In fact, they are essential. 

The Pentagon must move faster to standardize its data, adopt cloud services and integrate AI into operations if it is to keep ahead of China’s prowess in artificial intelligence, the head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, or JAIC, said Tuesday. Beijing is accelerating its Made in China 2025 effort and aims “to be dominant in the AI space in 2030,” Lt. Gen. Michael Groen told a National Defense Industrial Association audience. He noted that Pentagon budgeteers are currently building five-year Program Objective Memorandums out to 2027. “You know, to a Marine, that’s danger close,” Groen said.

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