Bilal Y. Saab, and Natasha Ahmed
Tech cooperation with China is not necessarily accommodationist and can deliver competitive benefits to the United States.
Unmanaged, the U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) could create dangerous fissures between these two great powers that could lead to military conflict. For all the talk of decoupling between the United States and China, they are still economically interconnected in more ways than one. Neither side would benefit from a costly war.
Washington’s ultimate challenge in this competition, which is somewhat similar to the one it experienced with the Soviet Union, is to preserve the peace with Beijing while not being shy about maintaining and leveraging its technological edge. It is an approach based on a modified form of Reagan’s mantra, “peace through strength, which can be called “Peace Through Edge.” There is plenty of room for pragmatic cooperation in this competition, including frameworks to manage the responsible development and deployment of AI.
Rather than viewing the competition as a zero-sum game, Washington and Beijing can foster conditions where their respective innovations drive economic growth and technological leadership while avoiding destabilizing actions that threaten long-term prosperity. Strategic rivalry in AI can be a powerful driver for progress if guided by market-driven frameworks that reward innovation and penalize unsafe or irresponsible behavior.
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