Posted on 10/11/2021 9:31:15 PM PDT by cba123
The Pentagon's first ever chief software officer resigned last month in protest at the slow pace of technological transformation in the U.S. military, claiming the failure to respond to China winning the Artificial Intelligence battle is putting the U.S. at risk.
Nicolas Chaillan, 37, told the Financial Times after resigning: 'We have no competing fighting chance against China in 15 to 20 years.'
'Right now, it's already a done deal – it is already over in my opinion,' he added. 'Whether it takes a war or not is kind of anecdotal.'
Chaillan worked for three years on a Pentagon project aimed at boosting cyber security. He was the first chief software officer for the Air Force.
He said in his interview published Sunday that China has won over the U.S. and is on track towards global dominance due to its technological advances.
In the coming weeks, Chaillan said he will testify before Congress about the Chinese cyber threat to U.S. supremacy, including in classified briefings.
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“The subject of this article quit because he only had a mere 15-20 YEARS left counteract the Chinese drive to be dominant. I’m glad he quit and let the public what a pathetic leader he is. Better he quit now so that persons who can actually organize and achieve victory in the next 15 to 20 years can get started.”
Pretty much so, yes.
And we don’t want a guy in that position who doesn’t know what anecdotal means.
His home town is Marseille, France (explaining why he ran), but currently residing in Virginia, US.
He has been part of several entrepreneurs’ projects, including creating WORLDAKT and online game servers GAMESAKT.
He was hired in 2018 as Chief Software Officer in the U.S. Government and the Department of the Air Force. So he's been there for less than 4 years. "I have had the chance to meet and work with some of the most incredible people in all my 22+ year career" or since he was 15.
He created the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative, the largest DevSecOps engagement in the world, within the most complex organization in the world.
I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ve worked on one government contract, and left the company soon after. Also know people who know people. Not enough hardware, ancient systems, about OS/2 level operating systems. Paid military enlistee salaries unless have college degree, then may qualify for junior officer salary. Other things best left unsaid.
Typical military hurry up and wait, in a situation where we need to hurry up and hurry up faster.
Plus civilian complete lack of knowledge of the unique issues involved in preparation for military threats to IT hardware, software, communications, etc. Plus fifth column in military or contracted to military.
Civilian software written with holes big enough to lose a war through. Routers. It isn’t that hard to configure one, if it’s engineered properly. 30.
"In the coming weeks, Chaillan said he will testify ... "
We're talkin' software, computers, instant, PRE instant even ... electronic results of a program ... think Wall Street ...
IN THE COMING WEEKS ?
WTF is wrong with us that we don't demand and get, or perform ourselves what we know is justice.
God is pretty clear on the matter.
Sin is sin and punishable, and in some extreme cases, should be immediate.
‘Whether it takes a war or not is kind of anecdotal.’
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Guessing he meant “incidental.”
I know it’s stupid to underestimate the enemy.
And yeah, 'Willie' Milley could have run to his boys at the Washington Post and New York Times and 20 publishing houses IF HE HAD WANTED TO STOP THE LOSS OF TOP SECRET AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY THE CHINESE ARE NOW REVERSE ENGINEERING...
He did not...didn't even make an effort...
Milley had the press on speed dial all through the Trump years. He made NO EFFORT to safeguard our weapons...IT WAS INTENTIONAL...AND WHEN HE AND HIS THUGS LOSE THE CYBER WAR it'll be intentional again.
If there is a real high intensity war with the Red China it will not end well for them. Millions of Americans will die but China will be an irradiated ruin.
Not if Joe Stolen is CIC he will be ordered to surrender.
China-made 2021 Buick Envision unveiled and on sale
Envision has been made in China and exported to US since 2021.
We have Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. They might be assholes. Even leftist. But they'll be useful in this kind of battle with China.
They make parts there, they make the engines there, it isn’t just assembled China. Nothing is wholly made anywhere anymore, but it these are predominantly Chinese made.
The articles I read there said “Chinese-assembled”. Certainly agree that’s a slippery slope to more Red Chinese control of the process.
Anyhow, the OP claimed that we were being sold wholly-made Chinese cars, implying makes of cars.
https://www.gmchina.com/zh/home.html
There are now 2.5x as many cars made in China as the US. in 2019, 25 million in China, 10.8 million in the US.
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