The U.S. Is Already Fighting the World’s First AI War—And China Is Winning

In February 2024, Google officially dropped its commitment not to develop AI for weapons. The shift is a signal that private companies are now seeing this technology as inevitable for military applications—and this decision could allow the U.S. to accelerate its AI weapons programs. However, America and China are locked in a global arms race when it comes to artificial intelligence supremacy in warfare, and by many measures, China is pulling ahead. Whether or not America can match…