【美国空军前首席软件官：美国在AI赛道上输给了中国】10月10日，美国空军前首席软件官尼古拉斯·沙朗（Nicolas Chaillan）在英国《金融时报》刊登的采访中表示，他在一周前从国防部离职是为了抗议美国军队技术改造的步伐缓慢，同时他也无法接受中国渐渐超越美国的事实。他此前在辞职信中指出军方官员并无网络相关经验，却一再被安排负责网络计划。他谴责五角大楼是“落伍者”，且缺乏资金。沙朗说，“我们在15到20年内与中国竞争没有一线生机。现在，这已经是敲定了的事实。” Pentagon's former chief software officer Nicolas Chaillan said he resigned to protest the slow pace of technological transformation in the U.S. military. In his first interview, Chaillan told the Financial Times that the U.S.'s failure to respond to the Chinese cyber and other threats was the main reason behind his exit. "We have no competing fighting chance against China in 15 to 20 years. Right now, it's already a done deal," Chaillan said.