US Concern Over AI Chips, Not AI Wars
The Hill’s opinion piece laments China’s desire for AI military tech using Nvidia chips, because, you know, they're China . This moral panic conveniently sidesteps the US's own relentless pursuit of AI in warfare, with everyone from Lockheed Martin to Google (temporarily) cozying up to Pentagon AI contracts. The real concern isn't the inherent danger of AI-powered conflict—a concept apparently
fine when we're doing it—but rather ensuring our preferred defense contractors get the bigger slice of the AI war pie. One might wonder if the chips themselves are the problem, or if it's merely a convenient narrative to justify increased military spending and tech export restrictions that benefit US corporations. It appears our moral compass only points to 'problem' when a perceived adversary
gains technological parity, not when the technology itself promises to automate mass casualty events with unprecedented efficiency. (Funny how that works, isn't it?)