‘US is working on banning Chinese software in self-driving vehicles’

To be honest, that also seems undesirable to me. I agree with you that everything should be secured. However, there is an important difference between automated systems in foreign hands and systems that are ‘autonomous’ or controlled by friendly countries (yes, there is a lot to consider in that sentence in context the Netherlands, with its long history of disputes with American espionage within friendly countries).

With foreign companies there is a direct risk that they will influence how the software is written. Which means that China (or Russia) can more easily create weaknesses or malicious activities, although they can only achieve this at ‘own’ companies through bribery or infiltration because, if -everything is fine, they can’t get the Chinese government to participate in it. this. Technology from countries with which the US has geopolitical tensions can pose additional risks. This is not only a matter of cybersecurity, but also of geopolitical strategies.

Domestic companies also have to comply with strict regulations set by themselves (the US/America) and can be audited and sanctioned more easily if they do not comply with the regulations. When using foreign systems, there is always an increased risk that sensitive data could go overseas, which could put national security and citizens’ privacy at risk.

Furthermore, such self-driving AI systems are always a ‘black box’ where it is difficult to monitor their exact operation. The risk of a system deliberately driving specific people or causing an accident at ‘targets’ or being tampered with in some other form is (slightly) greater (but not excluded if you develop it in your ‘own’ country). There are also several series (dramas) that deal with this theme and where someone is deliberately hit by a car that is driving autonomously, dragged or through AI itself.

Another point to consider, but based on certain assumptions, is that domestic companies and companies from friendly countries are usually subject to the same rules and standards as the rest of the country, providing an additional layer of accountability and ‘ control’. As long as your car does not leave the country or, if the Netherlands, the continent, you do not have a system that is optimized for the whole world, while the US package or the EU enough, although of course you can. force Chinese car manufacturers to do this.

An additional reason is that simply by limiting Chinese technology in self-driving cars, the US could indirectly slow down China’s technological progress. The US has always protected strategic technology. It is important for them to maintain their own technology lead and ensure that China (and possibly other competitor countries) cannot take steps so quickly.

Remember that both the auto market and the technology market are important pillars of the American economy. Therefore this is also an indirect incentive for domestic technology companies, which will bring them economic benefits as investments in this area must now be made nationally and thus ensure that technological progress is encouraged within their own country and that jobs related to this will remain in this area. US As far as I’m concerned, we should introduce this idea within the EU as well.

[Reactie gewijzigd door jdh009 op 5 augustus 2024 21:04]