On the ground, the debut of the DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missile was a reminder and important signaling of the strategic dimension of China’s modernization. Yet, despite the integration of AI-driven control, reasoning, and perception into weapon systems, where AI may matter most is not in the systems themselves but in the capacity to build them. Thus, the PLA’s use of AI may not be confined to embedding machine intelligence into weapons, but to building the manufacturing infrastructure that underpins the industrial sinews of the cognitive era.
Author: Amir Husain, Contributor, Amir Husain, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/amirhusain/
Published at: 2025-09-03 22:01:29
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