The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
The Real AI Race Isn’t About Models. It’s About Compute.
English Summary
The rapid acceleration of AI capabilities has created a critical gap between technological progress and regulatory safety measures. The increasing power and autonomy of frontier models—evidenced by recent jailbreaking incidents—demonstrate that private labs are struggling to contain the inherent risks. This escalating risk mandates governmental intervention, as national safety institutes are being established to manage potential systemic harms. Strategically, the AI race is framed not merely as a competition between model architectures, but as a struggle for compute dominance and technological supremacy, intensifying the existing US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region.
中文摘要
人工智慧能力的快速加速發展，在技術進步與監管安全措施之間造成了關鍵鴻溝。前沿模型日益增強的權能和自主性——從近期的越獄事件可見——顯示私營實驗室難以有效控制其內在風險。 這種不斷升級的風險要求政府必須進行介入，因此已設立國家安全機構來管理潛在的系統性危害。從戰略角度來看，AI競賽不僅僅是模型架構之間的競爭，更是一場爭奪運算能力主導權和技術至上地位的鬥爭，加劇了美中在印太地區現有的對抗關係。
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