China can create a weapon based on artificial intelligence: why the US is afraid of it

The states are winning in this confrontation, but the PRC can take revenge, writes defensenews. com. The US is in every way impeded the purchase of advanced microelectronics by China, fearing that China will be able to use double -purpose technologies to modernize its weapons. For example, TSMC was limited in the production of the latest generation for Chinese customers, instead, the Taiwanese giant will deploy semiconductors in Arizona.

China can only be satisfied with the inexpensive chips of previous generations, but not advanced chips, which are an integral part of neural networks. Although the United States is no longer a largest processor production player that Biden hopes to correct, US companies still play a leading role in the development of chips and exports of equipment needed for their production. This gives the United States significant levers of impact on the global semiconductor supply chain.

However, the PRC has ambitious plans-by 2030, the country wants to become a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence to be able to "pump" the People's Liberation Army by 2035 by 2035, the material is said. These plans are trying to interfere with the White House, adding to the list of export control of the Ministry of Commerce by the names of 22 Chinese companies that are engaged in the production of chips for AI.

The publication writes that restrictions from North America and partners are a serious impact on China's ability to produce supercomputers needed to create Shi algorithms. The main thing for the states, to prevent the development of AI for the needs of China MIC, because supercomputers are really important for the development of innovative weapons, modeling of nuclear weapons, intelligence and more.

But as far as the media is known, China is the largest number of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. According to the Top500 rating, in 2016, the PRC has surpassed the United States by quantitative indicator. "These computers are necessary for the development of artificial intelligence algorithms, as well as mimic nuclear and missile tests. But they need advanced semiconductors, which now is being covered by US export control," journalists said.

It is known that China, no matter what, is actively working on the Multi-Domain Precision Warfare system, similar to the Joint All-Domain Command and Control Pentagon system. These systems need advanced artificial intelligence algorithms and supercomputers for rapid processing of large data, on the basis of which commanders directly on the battlefield receive information in real time and have the ability to promptly make a decision.

If the PRC captures Taiwan, then the development of Shi-technologies will no longer stop. When quoted by US experts, the media writes that if the war for Taiwan began in the next 5 or 10 years, then its result would not depend on the artificial intelligence, but would depend on China's landing capabilities and political will.

" Despite the fact that the PRC can stock up on cheap processors, buying them in huge quantities until the country has the opportunity for mass production of leading world semiconductors on its own. However, chip "simpler" China can do it alone and exports . . . to the US. In December 2022, a law on public defense was adopted that prohibited US defense companies and federal contractors to use Chinese semiconductors in critical national security systems.

However, it remains unclear which Chinese chips are already used in US weapons. In response to US actions, China tries to reduce the dependence of its defense-industrial base, economy and the development of AIs on American technologies. Beijing prepares a package of $ 143 billion to support its own semiconductor industry, Reuters reported.

According to the Report of the Institute of International Economics of Peterson, an alternative to the advanced semiconductor technologies of the United States is likely to appear in China "decades". Analysts are convinced that Beijing's investments will help the Chinese army to obtain advanced technologies, despite export control.

Meanwhile, the United States is negotiating with Japan and the Netherlands, who are leading in microelectronics, trying to convince them to introduce their own export control so as not to allow China to use Japanese and Dutch technologies.