William Hannas, Lead Analyst at CSET, provided expert insights in a Newsweek article discussing China’s development of “Supermind,” a new AI-based intelligence platform. Designed to monitor millions of scientists and researchers worldwide, this state-funded initiative aims to gather breakthrough technologies for industrial and military applications.

Hannas emphasized the value of new AI tools in managing the vast amount of open-source science and technology information. He stated, “New AI tools are of immense value in sorting out the great volume of open-source science and technology information.” Furthermore, he commented on the rise of advanced AI databases in the U.S. and China as a direct result of their rivalry, stating, “The appearance of ambitious new AI-based open-source databases in both the U.S. and China was logical given their competition.”

Read the full article in Newsweek.