New Frontiers of Chinese Defense Innovation: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies

Elsa B. Kania

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Working Paper Series from Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

Abstract: Will the Chinese military succeed in advancing new frontiers of defense innovation? China has already emerged as a powerhouse in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. The continued advances in these dual-use technologies may be leveraged for military applications pursuant to a national strategy of military-civil fusion. At this point, the trajectory of technological developments is uncertain, and considerable challenges remain to the actualization of deeper fusion of China’s defense and commercial sectors. However, if successful, China’s ambitions to lead in these strategic technologies could enable it to pioneer new paradigms of military power.

Keywords: Social and Behavioral Sciences; China; defense innovation; artificial intelligence; AI; quantum technology; dual use; military-civil fusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-05-30
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