| Former US Army Ranger Paul Scharre knows all about AI’s darker potential. He talks to Mauldin Economics publisher Ed D’Agostino about AI’s role in combat, the rise of Chinese-style techno-authoritarianism, and US vulnerabilities in the Panama Canal. Paul is the Executive Vice President of the Center for a New American Security. He’s authored two books, including Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that, he completed multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Paul shares Ed D’Agostino’s concerns about AI in the hands of adversaries like China, who are using AI-driven facial recognition for widespread public surveillance. Watch the interview to hear the part about China’s public surveillance that most Americans miss… Please subscribe to Global Macro Update on the Mauldin Economics website. Subscribers get a free weekly email with a link to each new video, additional charts, commentary from Ed D’Agostino, and a full transcript of these interviews. Go here to subscribe to Global Macro Update: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/JM528Q/YTB Learn more about Paul Scharre here: https://www.cnas.org/people/paul-scharre Follow Ed D’Agostino on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-d-agostino-415475296/ Download the Mauldin Economics App here: https://community.mauldineconomics.com/download-app Time stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:39 – Are we in an AI arms race? 05:35 – How China is exporting its surveillance systems 10:41 – How China uses TikTok to infiltrate America 14:20 – The limits of military AI systems 17:26 – How the Defense Department will push AI ahead 22:10 – We won’t have perfect control over AI on the battlefield 26:08 – “Swarming” and battlefield singularity 31:15 – AI could be a million times more powerful within the decade |
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