The United States must lead the way on artificial intelligence standards

early three years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced before the Chinese Communist Party’s policy-making elite that artificial intelligence “is a vital driving force for a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and accelerating AI development is a strategic issue to decide whether we can grasp opportunities.” This statement set in motion a plan that was announced just a year earlier, wherein the CCP laid out its vision to become the world leader in AI by 2030. As with most sectors in which the CCP is interested, the goal is to dominate this all-important field and supplant the U.S. en route to creating a domestic industry worth billions of dollars.
The CCP’s interest in AI is understandable. This burgeoning technological field has the potential to revolutionize society as a whole, and Beijing wants to ensure it does not lag behind its American and European rivals as it did in the earliest days of the computer revolution. Furthermore, potential applications for AI technology include everything from agricultural development to weapons. For China specifically, AI has the potential to bolster its massive domestic surveillance system and internet censorship efforts. Put simply, AI could be the CCP’s key to finally surpassing the U.S. and maintaining its iron grip on its own people.
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