The Pentagon is seeking to make AI-powered cyber tools to identify infrastructure targets in China as part of an effort to improve US capabilities in any future military conflict with Beijing. The department was in talks with leading AI companies about partnerships to conduct automated reconnaissance of China’s power grids, utilities and sensitive networks as well as those of other adversaries, said several people with knowledge of the plans. The US has already created powerful cyber-espionage weapons but is seeking to deploy new AI-powered tools to identify software flaws in opponents’ systems that could then be exploited to enhance infiltration and degrade those systems in any conflict.

Full report : US holding talks with companies to identify vulnerabilities in Chinese networks.