The race to stay on the cutting edge of AI is becoming central to America’s strategic competition with China, raising questions about whether the U.S. has the right strategy and how real the risks truly are. In this episode of Pivotal States, Christopher S. Chivvis speaks with Colin H. Kahl to unpack both the promise and the peril of U.S.–China competition in AI.
The contest to stay on the leading edge of AI is rapidly taking center stage in America’s strategic competition with China. But what does it actually mean to beat China in AI? Does the United States have the right strategy for navigating this contest? Are policymakers overstating the threats posed by China, or by artificial intelligence itself? And can Washington and Beijing cooperate on areas of high risk even as they compete intensely elsewhere?
In this episode of Pivotal States, Christopher S. Chivvis speaks with Colin H. Kahl, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Biden administration, to unpack the peril and the promise of U.S.–China competition in AI.