Aston Davies

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Undergraduate at Stanford studying political science and research assistant at the Hoover Institution.

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Why Trump Can’t Ignore China’s Digital Silk Road in the AI Race

Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump

While China uses AI to expand its global influence, Trump’s policies leave the US unprepared to compete in this new technological battlefield.

Aston Davies
January 14, 2026

Pictured: Regents Park Barracks played host to a demonstration of Project ASGARD, which is focused on transforming and speeding up how land forces make decisions via new software that exploits modern artificial intelligence / machine learning-based digital technologies. Asgard was showcased to international allies and industry partners in London. Participants were shown the capability in action, including its powerful impact on enemies. New British Army technology has been launched that will improve the accuracy of targeting enemies and reduce decision-making time for strikes. The Asgard digital system will help soldiers find and attack enemy targets from much greater distances. Following successful trials by British soldiers in Estonia, Asgard uses artificial intelligence and secure communications to help soldiers make faster decisions about targets, saving crucial time in combat. The system will make the Army ten times more lethal over the next ten years. It combines weapon systems, surveillance equipment, automated technology, digital connections and data analysis. Asgard forms part of the work to create a wider digital targeting web across the UK’s Armed Forces by 2027, backed by more than £1 billion in funding. It will better connect military weapons systems, allowing battlefield decisions for targeting enemy threats to be made and executed faster. The digital system will see the British Army leading the way in NATO in its use of technology to change how it fights, improving speed and accuracy.

UK Forms Taskforce to Fast-Track AI on the Battlefield

London said RAID’s work will focus on intelligence analysis, electronic warfare…

Rojoef Manuel
June 16, 2026

Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) listen to a briefing in preparation for a search and extraction exchange during the 13th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, November 17, 2017, in Warrenton, Ore. U.S. Army Pacific hosts the annual exchange with the PLA to foster mutual trust and understanding while sharing lessons learned to increase disaster response capabilities in the Pacific region. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

China Warns AI Could Become a Battlefield ‘Yes-Man’

The issue occurs when AI models prioritize user alignment over factual accuracy,…

Rojoef Manuel
June 15, 2026

A robotics warfare specialist plots the path of a global autonomous reconnaissance craft during a live fire exercise

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When an AI Agent Fires First, Who Answers for It?

The architecture of military law assumes a human made every consequential decision.…

Burak Oktenli
June 12, 2026

Launch of Saturn V space vehicle

Rocket One Pushes AI Shield for Defense-Critical Space Assets

The company plans to file provisional patent applications covering AI-powered…

Rojoef Manuel
June 11, 2026