https://www.scmp.com/rss/519485/feed Charles Ferguson, a technology investor and policy analyst, is director of the Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Just as the West has been forced into confrontation with Russia and China, military conflicts have revealed major systemic weaknesses in the US and European militaries and their defence-industrial bases. These problems stem from fundamental technology trends. In Ukraine, expensive manned systems such as tanks, combat aircraft and warships have proven extremely vulnerable to inexpensive unmanned drones, cruise missiles and guided missiles. Russia has reportedly already lost more than 8,000... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3273671/ai-companies-must-pay-attention-national-security-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3273671/ai-companies-must-pay-attention-national-security-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:17:35 +0000