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.
五角大楼正寻求开发由人工智能驱动的网络工具，用于识别中国的基础设施目标，此举旨在提升美国未来可能与中国发生军事冲突时的作战能力。
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.
据数名了解相关计划的人士表示，五角大楼正与领先的人工智能公司进行磋商，希望建立合作关系，以对中国的电网、公用事业系统和敏感网络，乃至其他对手的类似系统进行自动化侦察。
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.
美国已开发出强大的网络间谍武器，但正寻求部署新的人工智能工具，以识别对手系统中的软件漏洞，从而在任何冲突中加以利用，以加强对这些系统的渗透并加以破坏。