Mike Gallagher

Now it's 2 months later--that would be 10 percent of the way through the 18-month timeline--and this subcommittee, the Armed Services Committee more broadly, and industry, I would argue, including small and medium-sized innovative…

In my opinion, the only thing better than producing mass quantities of long-range precision fires ideally with advanced energetics inside of them is doing so in concert with our closest allies, particularly the Aussies and the Brits under…

The hearing really seeks to answer two fundamental questions: What is Replicator and can it work, how can it work?

Well, I'm cautiously optimistic we can fix ITAR in this Congress.

The big takeaway--we examined a 2028 Taiwan scenario--was that as difficult as these questions of how to selectively decouple...

Our view has been to go above and beyond on removing China from the supply chain.

George Washington at one time said to be prepared for war is the most effectual way to preserve peace.

We have not mobilized to prevent a war in the Pacific.

To avoid a war we have to adopt a war footing.

The single greatest risk of AI is that China wins global AI dominance and we, the United States and the West, do not.

There is a new technology that, under the right circumstances, could protect your grandchildren and this Nation.

I want you to imagine you are sitting across from my grandma. Each have an old fashioned in hand.

That requires, however, a common purpose and common understanding of the opportunities and the challenges.

I think we are going to try to build trusted technology ecosystems amongst trusted partners and allies.

We need to have proper test and evaluation mechanisms that ensure that every instance of artificial intelligence deployed follows our ethical AI principles.

I think it is really critical that the United States takes the lead on this topic, particularly as it pertains to ensuring that artificial intelligence is used in accordance with our values and our principles.

We are going to enforce the 5-minute rule, but if time allows, we will entertain a second round of questions.

I want to briefly review the three commandments of the CITI Subcommittee.

The subcommittee will come to order.

Artificial intelligence is an incredibly powerful technology that underpins nearly everything that we do from an economic and military standpoint.

The only thing I have become convinced is that the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], if they win this competition... will likely use that technology for evil.

I will say there were some sources of disagreement. Mr. Musk believes China is on 'Team Humanity.' I'm not persuaded of that point.

Thou shalt not use acronyms or jargon.

I think it is incredibly important for this Congress to act quickly with legislation.

I think it is already happening. We are seeing firms, crypto firms, declare very publicly that they are going to move to international jurisdictions.