Author:

Yi DING, Assistant Researcher, Shanghai Institute for Global Security and Governance, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law and Tianjiao JIANG,Associate Professor of FDDI.

ABSTRACT:

Against the backdrop of the global wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and the escalating strategic competition between China and the United  States, Washington has been aggressively advancing the integration of AI into its military arsenal, and allowed it to extend from the field of conventional weapons to the field  of  nuclear  weapons   in  order  to  maintain   its  military   superiority  and hegemony in the world. However, this move could pose a severe challenge to China-U.S.   strategic   stability.  From   the  perspective   of  crisis   stability,  AI militarization  could  provoke  preemptive  nuclear  strikes  and  crisis  escalation, thereby increasing the risk of a nuclear war between China and the United States. From the perspective of arms race stability, AI militarization could trigger an AI arms race, increase the difficulty of technical control, and increase the opacity of military capabilities, which would be detrimental to global security and stability. To address this complex situation, China must enhance its intelligence warfare capabilities to defend national security effectively when necessary. At the same time, China should promote the establishment of a global governance frameworkfor AI  military  technologies  and  the  creation  of  a  code  of  conduct  for  the international community. Furthermore, China and the United States should work to expand the space for cooperation in AI militarization and seek common ground and a balanced approach.

KEYWORDS: 

armament,  artificial  intelligence,  great  power  competition,  crisis stability, arms race

Full text in Chinese available at:  https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yKuOM2EOVfTHeeaK9QwQDQ