How the Pentagon is Adapting to China’s Technological Rise

Addressing vulnerability and promoting security
Apr 10, 2025 | MIT Technology Review

In this conversation with MIT Technology Review, Kathleen Hicks, the former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, reflects on how the Pentagon is seeking to adapt to a new era of geopolitical competition. She discusses China’s technological rise, the future of AI in warfare, and her signature initiative, Replicator, a Pentagon initiative rapidly to field thousands of low-cost autonomous systems including drones. She notes that the future of warfare will be about speed and the precision-decision advantage. AI helps enable that by integrating capabilities to create faster, more accurate decision-making to achieve military objectives, reduce civilian casualties, and provide effective deterrence. https://www.technologyreview.com

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