Michael Groen
The United States is at a critical juncture with artificial intelligence as it scales to become capable across a wide range of applications. If current trends continue, advanced AI will transform both national security and economic competitiveness. And as U.S. tech companies and federal laboratories alike continue to push the frontiers of AI capabilities, they become prime targets of espionage, particularly from adversarial nations like China. Congressional leadership can increase protections against foreign espionage as they finalize the National Defense Authorization Act for 2025 to counter this strategic threat. Our adversaries are capitalizing on AI advancements. The time is now for us to act to close the gaps in our security.
The breakthroughs in machine intelligence have placed AI at the center of the global race for technological dominance, with nations competing fiercely not only for the economic advantages AI can unlock but also for its critical military and intelligence applications. The United States, home to world-renowned research institutions, and leading federal and private AI labs, holds the razor-thin edge in this race. However, this advantage is under threat from China, whose government heavily invests in its domestic AI industry and state-sponsored cyberattacks, espionage, and intellectual property theft against U.S. national and private labs are on the rise.
To address these threats, the U.S. government, academia, and the private sector need to take coordinated action. As AI technologies play an increasingly critical role in both civilian and military applications, we need close coordination with counterintelligence agencies to help AI labs identify security vulnerabilities, detect insider threats, and safeguard intellectual property, while also adhering to export control regulations that prevent the unauthorized transfer of AI technologies.
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