Xi Jinping urges Chinese armed forces to ‘strengthen military application’ of AI
Xi called for deeper use of artificial intelligence and unmanned systems to boost combat readiness and modernization as the PLA targets 2027 milestones.
- On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping directed the People's Liberation Army to intensify military application of artificial intelligence and unmanned systems, building toward an 'intelligent military system.'
- This directive aligns with preparations to mark the PLA's 100th anniversary in 2027, a milestone requiring 'decisive progress' in building a technologically advanced force to safeguard national sovereignty.
- Combat capabilities remain the 'ultimate objective,' Xi said, while he paired the technology push with a renewed anti-corruption campaign affecting more than a million officials, including dozens of senior military officers.
- As head of the Central Military Commission, Xi emphasized the Party's absolute leadership over the armed forces, ensuring all initiatives are backed by quality, capability, and political loyalty.
- Beijing views autonomous systems and artificial intelligence as decisive factors shaping future conflicts, intensifying technological rivalry with Washington as both nations compete for military dominance.
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Enhance use of AI to develop 'intelligent military': Xi tells PLA
Xi, who also heads the military, told a Politburo group study session on Thursday that the PLA should "strengthen the military application of unmanned intelligent technologies, deepen the development and application of network information systems, and gradually build an intelligent military system", the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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Beijing, Aug 1 (PTI) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the armed forces to enhance use of AI as part of a drive to develop an “intelligent military system” and asked them to enhance combat capabilities as a testing criterion for promoting high-quality modernisation. Speaking ahead of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) 99th anniversary […]
Enhance use of AI to develop 'intelligent military': Xi Jinping tells PLA
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the armed forces to enhance AI use. He called for building an intelligent military system and deepening network information development. Combat capabilities are the key testing criterion for modernisation efforts. The PLA aims for decisive progress towards its 2027 centenary goals. Xi also emphasised strengthening the Party's absolute leadership over the military.
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