CNAS Technology and National Security Program @CNAStech
Technology and National Security Program at @CNASdc. Researching AI, 5G, autonomous weapons, and digital freedom. CNAS does not take institutional positions.cnas.org/tech Washington, DCJoined December 2017
US policy shouldn’t rest on the illusion that selling AI chips can trap China in America’s tech ecosystem. America’s own labs show why such dependence is fleeting. 🧵1/
1/ This weekend's GPS interference on von der Leyen's flight underscores the fragility of our everyday navigation systems—and the tremendous value quantum sensors can provide as a high-precision, resilient alternative.
Based proposal from the House China Select Committee to Lutnick today:
"We should instead sell only chips that represent up to a marginal improvement over the most advanced chip China can produce domestically..."
Is AI a bubble? Probably.
Does that make it meaningless? Not at all.
Carlota Perez’s Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages (2003) is strikingly prescient--and worth revisiting
A few thoughts🧵
🚨 PRC-linked cyberattacks targeting the U.S. and our international partners are accelerating🚨
Reporting has uncovered several high-profile cases just over the past several weeks🧵⬇️
Selling H20 (and potentially Blackwell?) chips to China gives up valuable leverage. @ohlennart and I argue there's a smarter approach: let China access these chips remotely via the cloud. 1/
🚨 New Report: Global Compute & National Security 🛡️
How the US can secure global AI leadership, why maintaining the “compute” advantage matters, and how proactive partnerships can strengthen America’s edge. 🧵1/
At 3pm ET, we unpack the strategic significance of compute and how America can use international partnerships to strengthen its AI leadership. Excited to feature @SamWinterLevy, @MarkBeall and @hamandcheese as panelists. You can join us virtually [link below]
Enjoyed my discussion with @MattooShashank for the Hindustan Times (@htTweets) podcast on what the new US AI Action Plan means for India, the US-China competition, and more. In short, separate the plan's rhetoric about AI dominance and embrace its substance for AI partnership.
Brad Smith: “The No. 1 factor that will define whether the US or China wins this race is whose technology is most broadly adopted in the rest of the world”
That's why @vivekchil and I have traveled to key regions, assessing US-China tech diffusion
Here’s what we found in Kenya:
In a new piece, I highlight an overlooked victim of the trade wars: America’s quantum tech leadership. Without swift tariff carveouts and a supply chain strategy, the U.S. will lose a hard-won strategic edge—just as China and Europe ramp up their quantum ambitions. 🧵
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