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Agrawal and Scharre 7/28 — Vice President for CNAS, former special assitant for the Under Secretary of Defense, holds a M.A. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a BS in Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 (“What AI Means for Global Power,” Foreign Policy, July 28th, available online at https://foreignpolicy.com/live/what-ai-means-for-global-power/, accessed 07-28-2023)
All of a sudden, everyone is talking about artificial intelligence. But while most public conversations about AI center around productivity and jobs, the race to dominate technology is in fact a primary geopolitical concern. AI is already impacting warfare and deterrence, and the immense amount of computing power required to stay ahead of the curve is driving foreign-policy choices for major economies.
Who will win the AI race? What does it mean for critical minerals and mining? How will it impact global trade, sanctions, and great-power competition? To discuss his lead essay in FP’s summer print issue, “The Scramble for AI”, join FP’s Ravi Agrawal in conversation with Paul Scharre, author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.