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NYT: Pentagon Concedes U.S. Has Fallen Behind China, Russia in AI Drone Race

  • China's military aims to "intelligentize" its forces, upgrading the Qinzhou frigate with AI-enabled algorithms designed to address air defense blind spots during combat drills in the South China Sea.
  • Beijing is adopting a "cautious official posture" toward AI-related developments, as analysts say the nation cannot currently close the overall military capability gap with the United States.
  • Four-Year-Old United States export controls limit access to AI-related hardware, while the United States maintains more than 4,000 data centers versus 400 in China.
  • Despite broader limitations, the PLA has surpassed the United States in AI-driven applications for drone swarms, with one soldier supervising 200 autonomous vehicles in a recent test run.
  • The Pentagon requested more than $13 billion to expand AI-based autonomous systems as global competition intensifies, though experts warn the full consequences of technology in future warfare remain uncertain.
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grantedai.com broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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