AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists

While much of military AI globally focuses on autonomous weapons and large language models, a new study suggests Beijing may also be pursuing a quieter transformation: embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in the deepest layers of industrial manufacturing. A study published last month in the Chinese defence engineering journal Acta Armamentarii described how researchers developed an AI-powered “bearing design agent” – capable of autonomously designing rolling bearings in advanced machinery. The