The Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence
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AI is a runaway train. Governments know that the risks of unchecked AI development are huge but they won’t put controls on because they believe they are in a global competition that they cannot lose. And they are right. The countries that lead in AI will have a significant competitive advantage, economically and militarily. So, AI has become one of the key factors of geopolitical competition. Risks be damned.
It goes in both directions: AI is influencing geopolitics in that it will affect the distribution of power. Countries that are the most advanced in AI will have an economic and security advantage. Some go as far as to say that superiority in AI will determine the power structure in the 21st. century (Probably an exaggeration, but directionally correct). Geopolitics is influencing AI in that countries, in particular the U.S. and China, are doing what they can to win the AI competition, including taking aggressive action to prevent their adversaries from succeeding. So, geopolitics is affecting how and where AI will progress. It is becoming a nasty battle and is likely to get worse. It’s not just about nation-states. AI will quite likely enable the major tech companies to exert geopolitical power unless they are stopped.
In this course we will examine why AI is so important geopolitically, how AI will affect the power structure, and the strategies of the major players to win. In short, we will explore what AI is going to mean for how nations and non-state actors project power and interact with each other
Moderator: John Simke
Date and Time: Fridays November 10 to December 1 (4 sessions) 2-4 PM
Location: In person at Victoria College, University of Toronto, 91 Charles Street West, Room 211
Cost: $40
Enrolment is now open. See below
See enrolment terms here
AI is a runaway train. Governments know that the risks of unchecked AI development are huge but they won’t put controls on because they believe they are in a global competition that they cannot lose. And they are right. The countries that lead in AI will have a significant competitive advantage, economically and militarily. So, AI has become one of the key factors of geopolitical competition. Risks be damned.
It goes in both directions: AI is influencing geopolitics in that it will affect the distribution of power. Countries that are the most advanced in AI will have an economic and security advantage. Some go as far as to say that superiority in AI will determine the power structure in the 21st. century (Probably an exaggeration, but directionally correct). Geopolitics is influencing AI in that countries, in particular the U.S. and China, are doing what they can to win the AI competition, including taking aggressive action to prevent their adversaries from succeeding. So, geopolitics is affecting how and where AI will progress. It is becoming a nasty battle and is likely to get worse. It’s not just about nation-states. AI will quite likely enable the major tech companies to exert geopolitical power unless they are stopped.
In this course we will examine why AI is so important geopolitically, how AI will affect the power structure, and the strategies of the major players to win. In short, we will explore what AI is going to mean for how nations and non-state actors project power and interact with each other
Moderator: John Simke
Date and Time: Fridays November 10 to December 1 (4 sessions) 2-4 PM
Location: In person at Victoria College, University of Toronto, 91 Charles Street West, Room 211
Cost: $40
Enrolment is now open. See below
See enrolment terms here