China's MSS Uses AI to Compete with CIA; The New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft

As the CIA doubles its spending on China, the MSS leverages advanced technologies in its intelligence operations. Meanwhile, a legal battle over AI training using copyrighted work intensifies.

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) is using advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to compete with the CIA.
The MSS has built itself up through wider recruitment, including of American citizens, better training, a bigger budget, and the use of advanced technologies.
The MSS has technology that creates instant dossiers of people of interest in Beijing, including American spies and others.
The CIA’s spending on China has doubled since the start of the Biden administration.
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, opening a new front in the legal battle over the unauthorized use of published work to train artificial intelligence technologies.