US 'unprepared' to defend against new AI threats, report finds

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5. Just about says it all

Eric Schmidt, the commission chairman and co-chairman of Schmidt Futures, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, urging Congress to adopt many of the report's recommendations in order to compete globally and shore up the nation's defenses.

"Right now, the United States is not playing to win," he told lawmakers. "It is the Chinese who are competing to become the world's leading innovators. Never before in my lifetime have I been more worried that we will soon be displaced by a rival or more aware of what second place means for our economy, our security and the future of our nation."