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Countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are persistent in their efforts to get their hands on critical emerging technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum, hypersonics, advanced computing and biosciences.
These are revolutionary innovations posed to improve lives around the world. But these disruptive capabilities of these technologies pose real dangers in the hands of our adversaries.
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And we know that China is often at the center of efforts to facilitate the theft of trade secrets and sensitive technologies from other nations – things like software and hardware technology used in AI and autonomous systems.
These technologies can be used to engage in mass surveillance, stifle dissent or suppress those who speak out against the government – including dissident populations living abroad.
The reality is that, in the wrong hands, these technologies risk reshaping the balance of power between free nations and authoritarians.
We created the Strike Force to counter these threats, bringing together prosecutors and agents from across the government to join forces on a common cause: stopping hostile regimes from obtaining technology that has the potential to upend the world order.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Speaker: Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General
Format: Speech
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