Weaponisation of Hyperscale Cloud and Artificial Intelligence: their impact on future digital transformation of National Security, in an era of data a

数字技术的进步如何在快速发展、技术和数据丰富的世界中为国家安全提供竞争优势。随着技术的进步，需要一种成长型思维模式来理解、开发和转换技术、流程和技能。技术总是显著地改变战争的军事行为-马到坦克，风到蒸汽，推进器到喷气发动机。然而，第四次工业革命正在缩小未来一级军队与其对手之间的技术差距。通过数字技术实现竞争优势的战斗正在激烈地争夺，对我来说，“云之战”和相关的人工智能后果将对2025年的国家安全和作战产生重大影响。未来十年，超大规模云和人工智能服务的武器化将从根本上改变军事流程、人的角色、数据驱动以及基础技术。相关的法律的、道德和技术方面，沿着这一旅程的风险还处于萌芽状态，需要详细研究。因此，这是一个复杂，令人兴奋和具有巨大影响力的研究和思想领导力交付领域。因此，希望帮助推动辩论和解决方案。

How advances in digital technologies can provide a competitive edge to National Security in the fast moving, technical and data rich world. As technology advances a growth mindset is required to understand, develop, and transition technologies, processes, and skills. Technology always significantly changes the military conduct of warfare - horse to tank, wind to steam, propellor to jet engine. However, the industrial fourth revolution is reducing the technical divide between tier one armies of the future and their adversaries. The battle to achieve competitive advantage through digital technologies is being furiously contested and for me the 'battle of the clouds' and associated AI ramifications will significantly impact how National Security and warfighting is undertaken from 2025. The weaponisation of hyperscale cloud and AI services over the next ten years will fundamentally change military processes, the role of people, the drive for data, as well as underpinning technology. The associated legal, ethical, and technical aspects, along with risks of this journey are embryonic and need examined in detail. As a result, this is a complex, exciting and hugely impactful area for research and delivery of thought leadership. Hence, the desire to help drive the debate and solutions forward.