This opinion was voiced by the former Pentagon director of software.
The United States has already lost the battle in the field of artificial intelligence to China, which is moving towards global domination, using advances in new cyber capabilities. This opinion was expressed in an interview with the Financial Times by the former Pentagon director of software.
According to Western intelligence agencies, China, which ranks second among the world's economies, is likely to dominate many key emerging technologies within about a decade, in particular in the field of AI, synthetic biology and genetics.
Nicolas Chaillan, the Pentagon's first director of software, who resigned in protest at the slow pace of technological transformation in the U.S. armed forces, said the lack of response puts the United States at risk.
"We have no competitive chance to stand up to China for 15-20 years. Now it's already a fait accompli; in my opinion, it's too late," the source quotes him as saying.
According to Cheillan, China was determined to dominate the future of the world, controlling everything from media narratives to geopolitics. The retired Pentagon director of software also believes that cyber defense in some US government departments is "at the kindergarten level."
Cheillan criticized Google's unwillingness to cooperate with the US Department of Defense in the field of AI and the debate over the ethics of AI, which slowed down the growth of the United States economy. According to him, the Chinese government has obliged local companies to work in this area and make "massive investments" in AI, ignoring ethics.
