A military AI race is underway between the U.S. and China – Axios

From programs that can process a vast amount of data for intelligence gathering to the future of autonomous weapons, AI is becoming key to our operations — and our international competition. Why it matters: Military dominance in the future won’t be decided just by the size of a nation’s army, but the quality of its algorithms. The U.S. still leads on integrating AI into defense, but some competitors like China have advantages of their own — and they’re catching up. Driving the news: The National Counterintelligence and Security Center said in a new paper published Friday that China and Russia…