Jacob Helberg of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission discusses defense technology, China’s growing aggression, and U.S. national security.
In an open letter to Congress, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commissioner Jacob Helberg and several defense technology CEOs urge U.S. leaders to accelerate the development and deployment of artificial and defense technologies. ing.
“In many cases, our combat forces are equipped with tools that are decades behind the commercial technology most Americans use on a daily basis,” Helberg wrote in the letter.
In an interview on “Mornings with Maria” on Tuesday, Helberg emphasized the importance of U.S. leaders and tech company CEOs working to solve this problem. China continues to advance its defense technology.
He highlighted “cultural rifts” as the “main reason” that “there are enormous challenges in translating new technologies into hard power.”
Jacob Helberg of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission urges U.S. leaders to take action on AI and defense technology. (Fox News)
“There are people in these two communities who approach things with vastly different worldviews,” Helberg continued in his address to the two parties.
“Members on Capitol Hill have legal backgrounds and are lawyers. Engineers obviously approach things from a more mathematical way of thinking,” he explained.
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Helberg told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo that the United States must beat China in AI, and to do that the nation’s top leaders, the Department of Defense and Congress need to come together.
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Helberg said SpaceX, Palantir and Anduril are among the top technology companies that have been “successful” in doing business with the U.S. government.
”All three companies had independent third parties look at the evidence and conclude that these technology companies were providing better solutions at lower costs, leading the Department of Defense to award them contracts over traditional contracts. We had to sue the U.S. government to get it done. It’s a prime number,” he said.
“There are a lot of issues at work here,” he continued. “Resources are part of the problem, but I don’t want to underestimate how serious the cultural problems are at the Department of Defense.” [Department of Defense] It’s real and serious. ”
Some in the Department of Defense don’t see the benefits of AI on the battlefield.
“We need to recognize that AI exists. AI is here to stay. AI is a powerful tool,” Air Force Col. Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton said in a video released by the Air Force Research Laboratory. said.
However, the aging technology of the US military, combined with a decline in the number of recruits, continues to raise concerns in the current relationship with China.
Helberg stressed that everything Xi Jinping is doing “demonstrates an intention to wage war.”
Let. Lt. Col. James Carafano claimed in the “Evening Edit” that China is developing the ability to wage “offensive” war against the United States.
In recent years, China has Focus on AI research and developmentproduces its own platforms and models, separate from those manufactured in the United States, and has virtually unregulated military use as part of a program to expedite development and implementation.
Unlike our adversaries, the United States has a robust set of rules for AI-driven military systems.
“China surpasses us in every way and is preparing for war. We need to act now,” Helberg said.
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FOX News’ Peter Aitken and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
