Mutually Automated Destruction: The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race
China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.
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| Anduril’s autonomous air vehicle, Fury, which recently began production at the company’s new factory outside Columbus, Ohio.Credit...Kristian Thacker for The New York Times |
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| An unmanned combat aerial vehicle at a parade for the Chinese military in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in September.Credit...Kevin Frayer/Getty Images |
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| A drone mother ship that can launch swarms of smaller drones, shown at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow.Credit...Tingshu Wang/Reuters |
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| Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, which developed A.I.-backed sensor towers to be placed at borders.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York Times |
