A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or
electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every
aspect of our lives-and cause profound disruptions in the balance
of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China, the
United States, and Europe. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre
takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and
implement this game-changing technology and dominate the future.
Four Battlegrounds argues that four key elements define this
struggle: data, computing power, talent, and institutions. Data is
a vital resource like coal or oil, but it must be collected and
refined. Advanced computer chips are the essence of computing
power-control over chip supply chains grants leverage over rivals.
Talent is about people: which country attracts the best researchers
and most advanced technology companies? The fourth "battlefield" is
maybe the most critical: the ultimate global leader in AI will have
institutions that effectively incorporate AI into their economy,
society, and especially their military. Scharre's account surges
with futuristic technology. He explores the ways AI systems are
already discovering new strategies via millions of war-game
simulations, developing combat tactics better than any human,
tracking billions of people using biometrics, and subtly
controlling information with secret algorithms. He visits China's
"National Team" of leading AI companies to show the chilling
synergy between China's government, private sector, and
surveillance state. He interviews Pentagon leadership and tours
U.S. Defense Department offices in Silicon Valley, revealing deep
tensions between the military and tech giants who control data,
chips, and talent. Yet he concludes that those tensions, inherent
to our democratic system, create resilience and resistance to
autocracy in the face of overwhelmingly powerful technology.
Engaging and direct, Four Battlegrounds offers a vivid picture of
how AI is transforming warfare, global security, and the future of
human freedom-and what it will take for democracies to remain at
the forefront of the world order.
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