"China’s AI Program is ‘Concerning’, FBI Chief Says"

FBI chief Christopher Wray has recently expressed concerns about China’s artificial intelligence program, which he says is “not constrained by the rule of law.” Wray noted that he is “deeply concerned” that Beijing could use its advancements in AI to carry out more hacking operations, intellectual property theft, and repression of dissidents in China if left unchecked.  Wray made these comments when he spoke at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  Wray was echoing concerns expressed in a report by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) in September which warned that the US might lose out to China in the new global technology competition if it did not take action on three fronts microelectronics, 5G, and AI.  The SCSP report was the result of four board meetings, 26 panel meetings that included over 225 experts, government officials, academic leaders, and many others, and more than 400 engagements.  The report warned that the US could lose out in competition to China if it did not take dramatic action “across a broad range of public policy arenas” to invest in US tech advantages, strengthen its industrial base, and deploy disruptive technologies “democratically and responsibly.”  SCSP report warned that the US and its allies were “perilously and unwittingly close to ceding the strategic technology landscape and, along with it, the capacity to shape the future.”  The report urged the US to maintain technological superiority over Beijing in AI if it wanted to prevent China from establishing global surveillance.  

The Independent reports: "China’s AI Program is ‘Concerning’, FBI Chief Says"