‘IS AMERICA READY FOR CHINA?’: House Intel Sounds ALARM Over Outdated U.S. Systems In AI Arms Race

By Times Of India

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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is holding a major open hearing examining whether America’s intelligence and national-security infrastructure is equipped to confront rapidly evolving threats from China and other U.S. adversaries. Chairman Rick Crawford convened the September 2 hearing, titled “Persistent Competition and Legacy Architectures,” as lawmakers examine whether outdated systems are hampering the Pentagon and intelligence community while the United States races to deploy artificial intelligence and other next-generation capabilities. A central concern is the vulnerability of older, internet-connected infrastructure to state-sponsored cyber operations. China-linked actors such as Volt Typhoon have heightened fears that adversaries could exploit weaknesses in critical American systems, even as U.S. agencies attempt to move toward faster, AI-first architectures. The hearing puts a fundamental national-security question before Congress: can the United State

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