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原文地址：Chinese military AI in focus as lawmaker sounds alarm on threat from rifle-wielding ‘robot-dogs’
新闻日期：2024-07-01
一名共和党议员警告说，中国最新的威胁是携枪的人工智能机器狗。据《军事时报》发布的截图显示，在柬埔寨进行联合演习时，中国的军队展示了这些像狗一样的机器人，它们能携带并自动射击自动步枪。
佛罗里达州众议员 Vern Buchanan 告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，高级人工智能（AI）是美国和中国等对手国在经济和军事领域的新前沿。他在国防授权法案（NDAA）的初步草案中提出的一项修正案关注了这种可能改变游戏规则的威胁。Buchanan 的立法增加了要求国防部长报告中国在军队中使用 AI 及其对美国国家安全威胁的内容，包括这些机器狗。
Buchanan 表示，如果美国不关注其他国家在人工智能领域的进展，我们可能会失去全球领导地位和作为世界主要战斗力量的地位。“那些说中国只会把这些机器人用于和平目的的人是脑子进水了。”他说。
五角大楼暂未对这一请求做出回应。但根据 The Warzone 于5月发布的一份报告称，海军陆战队特别行动部队（MARSOC）正在某些地点使用类似的四足机器人进行外围警戒。
Buchanan 表示，美国过去曾试验过类似的人工智能机器狗，但中国将武器装备在它们身上并在军事演习中展示这种做法令人担忧。“这应该让每个人都注意到，并确保我们的军队始终领先于他们。”他说。
当被问及参议院是否会从其版本的国防授权法案中去掉这一修正案时，Buchanan 表示他没有理由相信会这样做。他认为这项常识性报告要求是国家安全方面的共识问题。“关于这个修正案，我们收到了很多积极反馈，两党都没有反对意见。”他说。
谈及机器狗和报告修正案，阿拉巴马州众议员 Mike Rogers（共和党），众议院武装部队委员会主席，表示这些担忧是合理的。“优先发展创新对于保持领先于中国至关重要。”Rogers 表示，“2025年国防授权法案继续在人工智能等新兴技术上进行投资，以确保我们的军队仍然是世界上最具能力和致命性的力量。”
参议院预计近期将对国防授权法案进行辩论，众议院版本的表决已基本沿党派线进行了，结果是 217 票赞成、199 票反对。
原文摘要：
A Republican lawmaker is sounding the alarm on the latest threat from China – rifle-toting AI robot dogs. A Chinese state media video, screenshots of which were published by the Military Times, showed that country’s military displaying dog-like robots toting rifles during joint drills in Cambodia. The AI dogs weigh 110 pounds and can carry and fire automatic rifles autonomously, according to the outlet. While drone warfare is not a novel concept, some believe the rise of these new armed automatons should cause concern stateside. IN THE ONLY STATE BORDERING RUSSIA, ALASKA GOVERNOR SAYS ITS DEFENSES ARE STRONG Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital that advanced AI is the next major economic and military frontier for both the U.S. and its adversaries like China. Of 18 amendments he authored and successfully saw passed via the House draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one drew attention to the potentially game-changing threat. Buchanan’s legislation added a provision that would direct the secretary of defense to report on the threat of China’s use of AI in the military, including such robot-dogs, and their national security threat to the U.S. “If we don’t pay attention to what other countries around the world are doing on the AI front, we risk losing our standing on the global stage and position as the world’s preeminent fighting force,” Buchanan said. “Anyone that tells you that China will only be using these for purely peaceful purposes has their head in the sand.” The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But, according to a May report from The Warzone, the Marine Corps’ Special Forces Operation Command – or MARSOC – has two similar robotic quadrupeds that it is currently using for perimeter security in unspecified locations. LANDMARK BILL TARGETS HIDDEN FOREIGN FUNDS IN SCHOOLS AS OFFICIALS WARN OF CCP INFLUENCE Buchanan said the U.S. has experimented with such similar robotic dogs in the past, but China affixing weapons to them and showing them off via military exercises is worrisome. “[This] should make everyone take notice and ensure our military is staying one step ahead of them at every turn,” he said. When asked whether the Democratic-led Senate is likely to strip the provision from its draft for the final compromise legislation, Buchanan said he had no reason to believe so. He suggested the “common-sense” reporting requirement should be noncontroversial as a matter of national security. “We’ve received a lot of positive feedback about our amendment. The fact that it passed without opposition from a single member of Congress on either side of the aisle should tell you everything you need to know,” he added. While he alone drafted the amendment to the NDAA, Buchanan said that many other lawmakers are extremely concerned about AI-related threats from China and other adversaries. Asked about the robot dogs and the reporting amendment, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee who chief-sponsored the NDAA, suggested that such concerns are valid. “Prioritizing innovation is vital if we want to stay ahead of China,” Rogers said. “The FY25 NDAA continues to make investments in innovative emerging technologies, like AI, to ensure that our military remains the most capable and lethal force in the world.” The Senate is due to take up debate on the NDAA in the near term, after House passage of its version fell largely along party lines at 217-199.
