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Alexandr Wang’s advocacy for American leadership in AI has roots in his own upbringing near the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where his parents worked as nuclear physicists. The experiences he drew from watching advancements in AI during a trip to China motivated him to guard U.S. interests in this field.
Wang emphasizes the importance of militarized AI, arguing that centralized datasets—comprising intelligence reports, satellite imagery, and sensor data—are essential for strategic defense. He stresses the need for efficient data management, pointing out that much of the valuable data generated by the Department of Defense remains underutilized or forgotten.