Elsa KaniaApr 8, 20195 min5G and the Future of AI on the BattlefieldAt a time when 5G is emerging as a new frontier for U.S.-China rivalry, there is increased attention to its promising applications in mil...
Elsa KaniaFeb 16, 20197 minIntersections of Ideology with China's Approach to Military Applications of Artificial IntelligenceTo what extent could certain political and ideological influences shape or constrain the operationalization of artificial intelligence by...
Elsa KaniaJul 5, 20185 minTsinghua's Approach to Military-Civil Fusion in Artificial IntelligenceWhat does military-civil fusion (军民融合) in AI look like in action? I’ve translated an article by a vice president of Tsinghua University, ...
Elsa KaniaMay 30, 20183 minChinese Military Innovation, with American Characteristics?The recent trajectory of Chinese military innovation has been impelled and inspired by mimicry of and reaction against U.S. initiatives. ...
Elsa KaniaMay 29, 20183 minIncubating Innovation? — New Directions for the PLA Academy of Military Science This May, Xi Jinping visited and inspected the PLA's Academy of Military Science (AMS, 军事科学院). In his remarks at the time, Xi called for ...
Elsa KaniaApr 16, 20183 minChina's AI Talent "Arms Race"Perhaps, the real "arms race" in AI is not military competition but the battle for talent. Since the vast majority of the world's top AI...
Elsa KaniaApr 16, 20181 minChina at the UN GGE on LAWSOn April 13th, China’s delegation to United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (UN GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) a...
Elsa KaniaApr 1, 20184 minLaunching "Battlefield Singularity"My initial report “Battlefield Singularity: Artificial Intelligence, Military Revolution, and China's Future Military Power,” released th...