China’s military researchers have proposed a redesigned “AI principles and practice course” for graduate students with “educating for war” at its centre, embedding combat scenarios to better prepare future officers for intelligent warfare.Researchers from the National University of Defence Technology’s College of Intelligence Science and Technology outlined their proposal in the July issue of the journal China" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="167576" data-entity-type="organization">Defence Industry Conversion in China.The initiative comes as China seeks to cultivate more military personnel with the technical skills to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in future warfare.
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SUN · 2026-09-06 · 06:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0906-109667
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Chinese military university urged to revise AI course to ‘educate for war’
Chinese military researchers have proposed a redesigned "AI principles and practice course" for graduate students, focusing on "educating for war." This initiative, outlined in the July issue of the journal Defence Industry Conversion in China, aims to embed combat scenarios into the curriculum. The goal is to better prepare future officers for intelligent warfare.
Meredith ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-06 · 06:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese military researchers have proposed a redesigned "AI principles and practice course" for graduate students, focusing on "educating for war." This initiative, outlined in the July issue of the journal Defence Industry Conversion in China, aims to embed combat scenarios into the curriculum. The goal is to better prepare future officers for intelligent warfare. Researchers from the National University of Defence Technology’s College of Intelligence Science and Technology are behind this proposal. The effort aligns with China's broader objective to develop more military personnel with the technical expertise to employ artificial intelligence in future combat.
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China is seeking to cultivate military personnel with AI skills for future warfare.
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The proposal was outlined in the July issue of the journal Defence Industry Conversion in China.
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The redesigned course aims to embed combat scenarios to prepare officers for intelligent warfare.
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Chinese military researchers proposed a redesigned AI course for graduate students focused on 'educating for war'.
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