Podcast: Military uses of AI/ML in China and the United States
In this cross-over episode of the Acquisition Talk and China Talk podcasts, we have Greg Allen on to discuss progress in AI/ML, the military, China, […]
great power
What does the 20-year delivery on the AUKUS deal say about US power?
Here’s one perhaps relevant portion of an incredibly interesting discussion between Balaji Srinivasan and Tim Ferriss. Balaji remarks that the AUKUS deal in which the […]
What are the prerequisites to defense budget reform?
Here’s a snippet from Christopher O’Donnell, acting ASD(Acquisition) at the 2021 GMU/DAU conference: What the MTA has shown is that the JCIDS process and the […]
There are 50 single-points of failure in the microchip supply chain — Challenges of industrial policy
I am a fan of the way interdependency makes war between great powers illogical — because the supply chain for microchips are many, many countries […]
Human-machine teaming and the future of Great Power Competition
I believe the department of defense made the conclusion back in 2014 or 2015 that AI-enabled autonomy was the key to future warfighting and it […]
Beijing’s innovation strategy
Compared to other advanced economies, Beijing invests shockingly little in fundamental S&T or cutting-edge capabilities. This is true in both the civilian and the military […]