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 U.S. Is About to Design an AI Regulator. Here’s How to Get It Right.
English Summary
The U.S. is moving toward establishing a FINRA-style self-regulatory body for frontier AI, which will require careful design to ensure long-term viability and public trust. While industry proposals offer a framework—such as pre-release testing for cyber and biological risks—the system must resolve critical governance issues regarding funding conflicts, national security classification, and international legitimacy. To succeed, the regulator must structurally separate safety specifications (funded by neutral sources) from infrastructure, bind funding to model access, and embed allied governments and civil society representatives into its core architecture.
中文摘要
美國正朝向建立一個針對前沿AI的、類似FINRA的自律機構邁進，這要求其設計必須周詳，以確保長期可行性與公眾信任。雖然產業提出的方案提供了一個框架——例如對網路和生物風險進行發布前測試——但該系統仍需解決關鍵的治理問題，包括資金衝突、國家安全分類以及國際合法性等議題。若欲成功，此類監管機構必須在結構上將安全規範（由中立來源資助）與基礎設施分離；將資金與模型存取權掛鉤；並將盟國政府和公民社會代表納入其核心架構。
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