Hoover Institution (Washington, DC) — How might the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence shape future crises that could potentially arise between the US and China?
A public panel discussion arranged by the Hoover Institution’s Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative and Program on the US, China and the World sought to entertain some plausible scenarios, aided by leading experts on China and crisis simulation.
Held at Hoover’s Washington, DC, offices on October 7, 2025, the conversation explored how AI might both stabilize and dangerously escalate conflicts between the two nuclear powers.
The discussion, moderated by Jacquelyn Schneider, director of the Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative, opened with introductory remarks by US, China and the World codirector Elizabeth Economy and featured a distinguished panel of experts including Jimmy Goodrich (UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation), Ryan Hass (Brookings Institution), Zack Cooper (American Enterprise Institute), and fellow US, China and the World codirector Glenn Tiffert.
Together, the panelists discussed military decision making and information warfare and explored how emerging technologies are reshaping strategy, deterrence, and crisis decision making.
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