CNAS adjunct senior fellow Elsa B. Kania breaks down the military and political implications of artificial intelligence. She discusses the scope of military applications, battlefield “singularity” and the speed of decision‐making, human vs autonomous weapons systems, AI competition with China, public‐private partnerships, governance of AI, and how AI should affect strategy, among other topics.
Show Notes
- Elsa B. Kania bio
- Elsa B. Kania and Lorand Lasaki, “A Sharper Approach to China’s Military‐Civil Fusion Strategy Begins by Dispelling Myths,” Defense One, February 4, 2021.
- Elsa B. Kania and Joe McReynolds, “The Biden Administration Should Review and Rebuild the Trump Administration’s China Initiative From the Ground Up,” Lawfare, February 22, 2021.
- Elsa B. Kania and Lorand Lasaki, “Myths and Realities of China’s Military‐Civil Fusion Strategy,” Center for a New American Security, January 28, 2021.
- Elsa B. Kania and John Costello, “Quantum Hegemony? China’s Ambitions and the Challenge to U.S. Innovation Leadership,” Center for a New American Security, September 12, 2018.
