China leans in to hi-tech systems to counter emerging AI-fuelled terror threats

What happened: China showed AI-powered drone interceptors and other uncrewed systems at the Great Wall-2026 International Forum on Counterterrorism in Beijing, held Tuesday to Thursday. Key numbers: More than 320 defence experts and military delegates from 62 countries attended. Why it matters: Security experts at the forum warned that new technologies could enable new forms of terrorism, and discussions focused on how advances in artificial intelligence affect counterterrorism.

China showed AI-powered drone interceptors and other uncrewed systems at the Great Wall-2026 International Forum on Counterterrorism in Beijing, held Tuesday to Thursday.

Security experts at the forum warned that new technologies could enable new forms of terrorism, and discussions focused on how advances in artificial intelligence affect counterterrorism.