“Losing the competition with China is not just about preserving abstract principles and political institutions – it will lead to the transformation of our daily lives in ways that will be impossible to ignore," according to a new report by the Special Competitive Studies Project.
Responsible Artificial Intelligence principles will build justified confidence in AI systems that the DoD will depend upon for all-domain operations.
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
"AI is going to change many things about military operations, but nothing is going to change America’s commitment to the laws of war and the principles of our democracy," the Defense Secretary said.
The commission identified five lines of effort that the U.S. government should focus on: R&D investments; national security applications of AI, training and recruiting AI talent; protecting and building upon U.S. technical advantages; and promoting global AI cooperation.