Now, the nation’s leaders plan on retaining that military advantage with a significant commitment to artificial intelligence and robotic weapons. According to the Pentagon, this means that though targets are chosen by human soldiers, the missile uses artificial intelligence technology to avoid defenses and make final targeting decisions. Last October, a White House report on artificial intelligence included several footnotes suggesting that China is now publishing more research than scholars here. Chinese researchers who are directly involved in artificial intelligence work in China have a very different view. Artificial intelligence is only one part of the tech frontier where China is advancing rapidly.

Source: New York Times February 03, 2017 19:52 UTC