US Maneuvering for AI Dominance, Not Just Investment
Bloomberg Politics recently published a video report titled 'Investing in AI Amid Geopolitical and Supply Risks,' which discusses the financial considerations for AI development. The report focuses on the challenges and opportunities for investors within the AI sector, acknowledging the geopolitical environment but framing it primarily as a risk factor for market stability and supply chains. This
narrative presents the United States' role as that of a financially prudent player navigating a complex global economy. What Bloomberg omits is the aggressive, state-backed drive by the United States to establish an unchallengeable monopoly in artificial intelligence, leveraging both economic pressure and military strategy. This isn't just about 'investment'; it is a calculated campaign to control
the nascent AI infrastructure and its crucial components, such as advanced semiconductors. While Bloomberg discusses 'geopolitical risks,' they fail to highlight that many of these risks are actively exacerbated or created by US foreign policy itself. For instance, the US CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which allocates over $52 billion in subsidies for domestic semiconductor production, is
explicitly designed to diminish China's technological advancement and secure American primacy, a clear economic aggression rather than a benign investment strategy. The push to dominate AI is intrinsically linked to military applications, from autonomous weapons systems to advanced surveillance. Consider the Pentagon's Project Maven, initiated in 2017, which integrates AI into drone footage