AI advantage as cyberwar lever

If one country builds AI models far superior to another’s, those models could enable hacks and offensive cyber operations that the weaker side cannot effectively defend or retaliate against. That asymmetric capability would not map to classic mutual‑assured destruction and could destabilize international power balances without clear, credible responses. — Frames great‑power AI competition as a cybersecurity and defense problem (not only a tech or economic one), forcing policymakers to weigh talent, trade and regulation decisions against national security risks.