Role of artificial intelligence and cyberwar in America and China influencing Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.71085/sss.04.01.191Keywords:
Cyberwar, Artificial Intelligence, Cold war, Cyber geopolitics, Cyber securityAbstract
The efficiency of various contemporary processes depends highly on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the numerous tasks. While there is a significant set of benefits that AI brings to the table and while the results of AI integration can be a boost in productivity and launch of innovations, there is a set of issues that has to be taken into account. Moreover, AI and cyber space are combining the plethora of opportunities for many countries and adjusting the situation globally. The research work of this paper aims to undertake an analysis to unveil how realism principles inform policy choices of Pakistan particularly the opportunities and threats that result from the contemporary Cold War like competition between the United States and China within the digital frontier. Thus, this research aims to increase understanding of Pakistan’s strategies and responses in relation to and on the basis of global cyber geopolitics, including trends, strategic partnerships, and projections for the future. To this end, it seeks to map out the contingency at work in this fast-moving context and offer a sense of the systemic processes underpinning it, while shedding light on Pakistan’s place in this emerging global order.
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