Quantum Computing
The Case For A U.S.-Canada Superstate
Pooling U.S.-Canada resources from energy to AI to defense would be a boon for global and hemispheric security. In the last month, President Donald Trump has managed to rile the...
Artificial Intelligence Can Be America’s Strategic Advantage
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...
How the U.S. Can Maintain Its Edge in the Global Tech Race
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...
Microsoft’s New Quantum Computer, Summed Up In 3 Words
By creating a new state of matter, Microsoft’s engineers have ensured their quantum computer is truly one-of-a-kind.
Will China Become the World’s Technology Superpower?
In today’s fraught international environment, technological innovations such as artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, quantum technology, and space technology generally provide exceptional advantages to states and shape global power competition. China,...
If China Cracked U.S. Encryption, Why Would It Tell Us?
When Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code during the Second World War, neither the United Kingdom nor the United States immediately published a paper announcing the achievement. Instead, they kept...
The U.S. Needs to Harness Big Tech to Compete With China
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the democratic world’s most significant strategic challenge and the United States’ pacing military competitor. Beijing has achieved this status primarily because of its...
Not All Semiconductors Are Created Equal
Resilient supply chains underpin national security in the twenty-first century. Without timely supplies of critical inputs like oil or semiconductors, a country’s economy and military can be seriously hindered. Semiconductor...
Preparation Is Key: How America Can Get Ahead of Q-Day
Referring to Q-Day, the day when quantum computers are powerful enough to break our current encryption, Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, once wrote the following: “Q-Day is...
Quantum Internet: The Technology That Could Change Everything?
Google reported a remarkable breakthrough towards the end of 2019. The company claimed to have achieved something called quantum supremacy, using a new type of “quantum” computer to perform a...
How China Could Use Civilian Ships and Quantum Computing to Fight America at Sea
0545 Shenzhen, China The building was drab on the exterior; a nondescript office complex on the fringe of Shenzhen outside of Hong Kong. Li Zhou opened the door and got...
Are We Ready For The First Patent Filed By Artificial Intelligence?
Patent practitioners and others in the world of intellectual property have expended significant time and money seeking to protect innovation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens...