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Kevin Pollpeter

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Kevin Pollpeter is an internationally recognized CNA expert on China's space program. He has been widely published on national security issues related to China.

Pollpeter-Kevin Kevin Pollpeter is an internationally recognized CNA expert on China's space program. He has been widely published on national security issues related to China. /images/Experts/Pollpeter-Kevin.jpg Kevin Pollpeter is an internationally recognized expert on China's space program and has been widely published on national security issues related to China. Before joining CNA, he ... the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in China Studies from Grinnell College. He is a Chinese linguist. Kevin Pollpeter Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Featured

How China Might Use High-Altitude Balloons in Wartime

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Kevin Pollpeter examines how China could utilize high-altitude balloons in a conflict scenario including reconnaissance and for offensive operations.

How China Might Use High-Altitude Balloons in Wartime Kevin Pollpeter examines how China could utilize high-altitude balloons in a conflict scenario including reconnaissance and for offensive operations. /images/InDepth/2023/Spy-Balloon-Medium-resized.jpg How China Might Use High-Altitude Balloons in Wartime How China Might Use High-Altitude Balloons in Wartime Kevin Pollpeter Kevin Pollpeter specializes in the intersection of China, national security, and technology with CNA's China Studies Program . The balloon brought down by an F-22 off the coast of South Carolina may be a harbinger

coming in from the cold: The UFO Phenomenon: Reckoning with the Inconceivable

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This month on Coming in From the Cold, returning guest Ken Gause and Kevin Pollpeter join Bill to discuss the Pentagon's report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon.

30 This month on Coming in From the Cold, returning guest Ken Gause and Kevin Pollpeter join Bill to discuss the Pentagon's report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. The UFO Phenomenon: Reckoning with the Inconceivable Biographies Kevin Pollpeter   is a research scientist in the CNA China Studies Program. He is an internationally recognized expert on China's space program and is widely published on Chinese national security issues, focusing on Chinese military modernization, China's defense industry, and Chinese views on information warfare. Ken Gause   is the director

Kevin Pollpeter-Testimony

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Kevin Pollpeter, Senior Research Scientist, China Studies, CNA. Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Hearing on "China’s Pursuit of Defense Technologies: Implications for US and Multilateral Export Control and Investment Screening Regimes" PRC Space and Missile Capabilities

Kevin Pollpeter-Testimony "Implications for US and Multilateral Export Control and Investment Screening Regimes" PRC Space and Missile Capabilities Kevin Pollpeter, Senior Research Scientist, China ... of destroying satellites up to geosynchronous orbit.” The PLA is also expected to deploy a ground-based laser system for use against satellites in low-Earth-orbit by 2020. Kevin Pollpeter ... /GenericReportImage.jpg China Studies /centers-and-divisions/cna/cip/china-studies DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Cleared for Public Release April 2023 15 DOP-2023-U-035269-Final Kevin Pollpeter's testimony before

pla update: Issue 5, June 6, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 5, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

space-based reconnaissance capabilities. Artificial Intelligence Enables PRC Satellite to Track US Aircraft Carrier Kevin Pollpeter A PRC journal article describes real-time tracking of a US ... of a previous op-ed by Zhang on US-Taiwan relations and their potential to precipitate a conflict with China, see Kevin Pollpeter, "Zhang Tuosheng Commentary on US-Taiwan Relations," in PLA Update ... the 5th National Aviation and Space Security and Development Forum in Beijing," PLA Daily (解放军报), May 22, 2018, http://www.81.cn/jwgz/2018-05/22/content_8039433.htm. [17] Ryan Loomis, Kevin

cna talks: Red Robots

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Artificial Intelligence and unmanned systems are rapidly changing the dynamics of warfighting and military power. With Russia, China, and other nations investing in and testing these capabilities, the United States has to understand what capabilities other countries have and how their governments could seek to use them. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Larry Lewis, Samuel Bendett, and Kevin Pollpeter discuss unmanned military systems, how Russia and China are developing and employing their capabilities, and what the United States should do in response.

, and Kevin Pollpeter discuss unmanned military systems, how Russia and China are developing and employing their capabilities, and what the United States should do in response. Red Robots Dr. Larry ... in Politics and English from Brandeis University. Kevin Pollpeter is a Research Scientist at CNA. Before joining CNA he has served as deputy director of the University of California Institute

ai with ai: Bridge on the River NukkAI

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including DoD’s 2023 budget for research, engineering, development, and testing at $130B, around 9.5% higher than the previous year [0:59]. DARPA announces the “In the Moment” (ITM) program, which aims to create rigorous and quantifiable algorithms for evaluating situations where objective ground truth is not available [2:58]. The European Parliament’s Special Committee on AI in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopts its final recommendations, though the report is still in draft including that the EU should not regulate AI as a technology, but rather focus on risk [6:22]. Other EP committees debated the proposal for an “AI Act” on 21 March, and included speakers such as Tegmark, Russell, and many others [8:19]. The OECD AI Policy Observatory provides an interactive visual database of national AI policies, initiatives, and strategies [10:46]. In research, a brain implant allows a fully paralyzed patient to communicate solely by “thought,” using neurofeedback [11:51]. Researchers from Collaborations Pharmaceuticals and King’s College London discover that they could repurpose their AI drug-seeking system to instead generate 40,000 possible chemical weapons [14:26]. And NukkAI holds a bridge competition and claims its NooK AI “beats eight world champions,” though others take exception to the methods [18:16]. And Kevin Pollpeter, from CNA’s China Studies Program, joins to discuss the role (or lack) of Chinese technology in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and other topics [21:52].

possible chemical weapons [14:26]. And NukkAI holds a bridge competition and claims its NooK AI “beats eight world champions,” though others take exception to the methods [18:16]. And Kevin Pollpeter, from ... eight world champions at bridge" - Did It, Really? Noam Brown's Tweet thread Video - the Nukkai challenge List of NukkAI's research papers Interview: Kevin Pollpeter, AI

ai with ai: Face/Off

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including the Defense Innovation Unit releasing Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice, which seeks to ensure tech contractors adhere to the Department of Defense’s existing ethical principles for AI [0:53]. “Meta” (the Facebook re-brand) announces that it will end its use of facial recognition software and delete data on more than a billion people, though it will retain the technology for other products in its metaverse [3:12]. Australia’s information and privacy commissioners release an order to Clearview AI to stop collecting facial biometrics from Australian citizens and to destroy all existing data [5:16]. The U.S. Marine Corps releases a Talent Management 2030 report, which describes the need for more cognitively mature Marines and seeks to “leverage the power of AI,” and to be “at the vanguard of service efforts to operationalize AI [7:39].” DOD releases at 2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, which describes China’s use of AI technology in influence operations, the digital silk road, military capabilities, and more [10:46]. A competition using unrestricted adversarial examples at the 2021 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition includes as co-authors several members of the Army Engineering University of the People’s Liberation Army [11:43]. Research from Okinawa and Australia demonstrates that deep reinforcement learning can produce accurate quantum control, even with noisy measurements, using a small particle moving in a double-well. [14:31] MIT Press makes available a nearly 700-page book, Algorithms for Decision Making, organized around four sources of uncertainty (outcome, model, state, and interaction) [18:01]. And Dr. Amanda Kerrigan and Kevin Pollpeter join Andy and Dave to discuss their latest research in what China is doing with AI technology, including a bi-weekly newsletter on the topic, and a preliminary analysis on China’s view of Intelligent Warfare [20:06].

Kerrigan and Kevin Pollpeter join Andy and Dave to discuss their latest research in what China is doing with AI technology, including a bi-weekly newsletter on the topic, and a preliminary analysis ... Story “Future Wake” homepage Interview with Kevin Pollpeter and Amanda Kerrigan The PLA and Intelligent Warfare: A Preliminary Analysis (Report) The China AI and Autonomy Report

pla update: Issue 4, May 2, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 4, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

concerning cognitive warfare and the future of modern war, see CNA's October 2021 study The PLA and Intelligent Warfare: A Preliminary Analysis by Kevin Pollpeter and Amanda Kerrigan ... , see the seventh issue of CNA's The China AI and Autonomy Report .) [47] PLA Researchers Develop Artificial Intelligence for Target Tracking by Satellite Kevin Pollpeter The PLA Strategic

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 22, September 8, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 22, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

Issue 22 The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 22, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China. /Newsletters/China-AI/ChinaAI-Autonomy-Report-Issue-22-Cover.png Issue 22, September 8, 2022 Kevin Pollpeter and Amanda Kerrigan In this issue, we begin by discussing the first shoot down of a PRC drone by the Taiwan military on September 1. UAV/counter UAV actions have been escalating between the PRC and Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2 and 3, with Taiwan stating on August 28 that it would take measures