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Getting back to USA and AI dominance. (Whilst I’m ready waiting for the taxi in an hour)
One of the really worrying things is this question posed by Rory Stewart
“What if the central technology of the next century, on which everything will depend - our government, defence, economy - turns out to be something we can only rent, something which America can withdraw whenever it wants?”
His comments were prompted by the US government’s decision to ban the AI company Anthropic from sharing its latest models with other countries, including the UK.
The models - as Rory, who served in the military and as chair of the defence committee - explained, could enable users to mount cyber attacks on national security systems.
The decision to ban other countries from accessing them is, he said, “like America having steam and electricity when nobody else has it.”
The ban also raises a pressing question about the state of the UK’s military reliance on the US, Rory said. Is Britain ready for modern warfare without support from America? And if not, how do we get ready?
Modern warfare is about new software every six weeks, new hardware every six months.”
The developments mean we are living through the “biggest change in armed force construction and operation in 150 years,” General Sir Richard Barrons, who co-wrote the Government’s Strategic Defence Review last year, told us.
Yet Britain is struggling to adapt. “Though almost everybody knows how to make the changes, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) just can’t seem to get started,” Sir Richard said.
The above is all part of the reasons John Healy resigned. we are not looking at the next way to defend our country.
I have every faith in the new minister, but will he be able to convince Downing Street or the treasury, I very much doubt it.
