America’s Dizzying AI Strategy Plays Into China’s Hands
What happened
Sam Bresnick, a CSET Research Fellow, analyzed the Trump administration's AI strategy, highlighting its potential to undermine U.S. competitiveness with China due to an inherent tension between promoting AI and semiconductor exports and safeguarding national security. This comes as China advances in open-weight models like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, which are rapidly closing the capability gap with leading proprietary models.
Why it matters
Policymakers developing national technology strategies must critically evaluate the inherent tension between promoting exports and safeguarding national security, prioritizing clear alignment to avoid inadvertently benefiting competitors like China.
Topics
- AI Policy
- U.S.-China Competition
- Semiconductor Exports
- National Security
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