本文探討了美國國家人工智慧戰略演進歷程,並運用國際關係學界的柔性平衡理論進行分析。研究結果顯示,美國政府將人工智慧議題與外交及防務政策相連結,視中國為主要競爭對手,原因在於中國在人工智慧領域的快速發展已為美方視作國家安全威脅。考慮到美中關係仍存在多種共同利益,美國政府並未與中國正面對抗,而是利用擴大外交協調和施加經濟制裁等柔性平衡策略,設法妨礙其人工智慧研究創新,藉此兼顧安全與利益需求。
This article analyzes the evolution of the U.S. national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy through the "Soft Balancing Theory" in the study of international relations. It shows that the U.S. government has linked the AI issue with foreign and defense policies and regards China as its main competitor. China's rapid development in the field of AI has been defined as a threat to national security by the U.S. government. Given that there are still various common interests in the Sino-U.S. relations, the U.S. government has not confronted China directly but rather chose to use soft balance tactics to obstruct China's AI research and innovation, such as expanding diplomatic coordination and imposing economic sanctions, in order to meet the needs of national security and interests simultaneously.