Title | Technology and the Transformation of U.S Foreign Policy |
Speaker | Antony Blinken, Secretary of State |
Date | May 8, 2024 |
Link | https://www.state.gov/technology-and-the-transformation-of-u-s-foreign-policy-2/ |
Glossary
“tech test” : ‘급변하는 기술 분야의 선두주자가 되기 위해선 이번 “tech test”를 통과해야 하며 이를 위해 다음을 실행하겠다’의 내용입니다. “tech test”는 정해진 말이 없어 자유롭게 해주시면 됩니다.
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Today’s revolutions in technology are at the heart of our competition with geopolitical rivals. They pose a real test to our security. And they also represent an engine of historic possibility – for our economies, for our democracies, for our people, for our planet.
Put another way: Security, stability, prosperity – they are no longer solely analog matters.
The test before us is whether we can harness the power of this era of disruption and channel it into greater stability, greater prosperity, greater opportunity.
President Biden is determined not just to pass this “tech test,” but to ace it.
Our ability to design, to develop, to deploy technologies will determine our capacity to shape the tech future. And naturally, operating from a position of strength better positions us to set standards and advance norms around the world.
But our advantage comes not just from our domestic strength.
It comes from our solidarity with the majority of the world that shares our vision for a vibrant, open, and secure technological future, and from an unmatched network of allies and partners with whom we can work in common cause to pass the “tech test.”
We’re committed not to “digital sovereignty” but “digital solidarity.”
On May 6, the State Department unveiled the U.S. International Cyberspace and Digital Strategy, which treats digital solidarity as our North Star. Solidarity informs our approach not only to digital technologies, but to all key foundational technologies.
So what I’d like to do now is share with you five ways that we’re putting this into practice.
First, we’re harnessing technology for the betterment not just of our people and our friends, but of all humanity.
The United States believes emerging and foundational technologies can and should be used to drive development and prosperity, to promote respect for human rights, to solve shared global challenges.
Some of our strategic rivals are working toward a very different goal. They’re using digital technologies and genomic data collection to surveil their people, to repress human rights.
Pretty much everywhere I go, I hear from government officials and citizens alike about their concerns about these dystopian uses of technology. And I also hear an abiding commitment to our affirmative vision and to the embrace of technology as a pathway to modernization and opportunity.
Our job is to use diplomacy to try to grow this consensus even further – to internationalize and institutionalize our vision of “tech for good.”
That’s why our second line of effort is about governance: shaping the rules of the road to ensure that foundational technologies sustain our democratic values and guard against harms.
At home, we’ve released guidance that’s shaping how we – and the world – think about safe, secure, and trustworthy AI.
Through the President’s AI Executive Order, we’re strengthening standards for AI and protecting Americans’ privacy.
The private sector is a critical partner in this effort – which is why we’ve worked with leading AI companies on a set of voluntary commitments, like pledging to security testing before releasing new products and developing tools to help users recognize AI-generated content.
We’re working with partners to set cyber norms, and we’re working to uphold them around the world.
Of course, to write the rules of the road, the United States must compete across the globe in the technologies that will shape our digital and physical experience.