Flash Points: Can ChatGPT explain geopolitics?

Our Summer 2023 print issue is here. JUNE 25, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](     Brian Stauffer illustration for Foreign Policy Since ChatGPT launched last November, it feels as though science fiction has become reality. The artificial intelligence-powered chatbot—and AI in general—has upended how we think about everything from the workplace to education. Geopolitics, of course, is not immune. Our latest print issue, “The Scramble for AI,” explores how the technology is already shaping foreign policy. The feature essays below offer insight into the U.S.-China race for AI supremacy, AI’s impact on warfare, technology regulation, and more. Don’t miss the chance to [test]( your ability to judge whether an essay on Russia’s annexation of Crimea was written by a college student or ChatGPT.—Chloe Hadavas   [1]( [Can ChatGPT Explain Geopolitics?]( We asked the latest generative AI system to analyze Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea. Here’s how it fared against a college student. By Sasha Polakow-Suransky   [2]( [AI Has Entered the Situation Room]( Data lets us see with unprecedented clarity—but reaping its benefits requires changing how foreign policy is made. By Stanley McChrystal, Anshu Roy   [3]( [AI Is Winning the AI Race]( Success isn’t just staying ahead of China. By Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Matt Sheehan   [4]( [AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s Coming]( What was once a diffuse technology is now increasingly controlled by a handful of tech companies. Governments need to catch up. By Paul Scharre   [5]( [How to Regulate AI]( Biden’s former top tech policymaker explains how guardrails around technology should work. By Ravi Agrawal   [Global Experts’ Insights on Cyber Operations in Warfare and Effective Counterstrategies]( FP Analytics asked leading experts to share their perspectives on hybrid warfare in Ukraine, the ways in which cyber tools are being weaponized alongside kinetic attacks, and strategies to safeguard societies in an era of high-tech conflict. [Explore insights]( from Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister [Mykhailo Fedorov,]( former U.S. National Cyber Director [Chris Inglis](, and more in the new report from FP Analytics, produced with support from Microsoft.   foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine [The Summer issue is here](foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine) [Semiconductors. Artificial intelligence. How will new and existing technologies shape geopolitics? Hear from the experts in the latest issue.](foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine) [VIEW ISSUE CONTENTS](foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine)   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( You’re receiving this email at {EMAIL} because you signed up for FP's Flash Points newsletter. [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Reach the [right online audience]( with us. Foreign Policy is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.