Chinese military university urged to revise AI course to ‘educate for war’

News - South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-06 · by Meredith Chen
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A group of researchers from the National University of Defence Technology's College of Intelligence Science and Technology have proposed revising an AI course to better prepare future officers for intelligent warfare, arguing that current case studies lack sufficient "military flavour". The proposal aims to map out defence scenarios as a more practical approach. China is seeking to develop military personnel with technical skills to use AI in future warfare. The university introduced the AI course, titled "Principles and Practice of Artificial Intelligence", for non-AI science and engineering graduate students in its 2022 autumn semester.
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Researchers from the National University of Defence Technology's College of Intelligence Science and Technology in China have proposed revising an AI course to better prepare military officers for intelligent warfare. The proposal, outlined in a July journal article, suggests that the current course lacks sufficient "military flavour" and needs to be redesigned to focus more on practical applications of AI in war. This comes as China aims to cultivate more military personnel with technical skills to use AI in future warfare, particularly in planning, training, and combat. The university introduced an AI course for non-AI science and engineering graduate students in 2022.

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China Chinese Defence Industry Conversion in China the National University of Defence Technology’s College of Intelligence Science and Technology

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China GPE · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× Defence Industry Conversion in China ORG · 1× the National University of Defence Technology’s College of Intelligence Science and Technology ORG · 1×

Narrative

Proposal sees mapping out defence scenarios as better preparation for future officers involved in 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 Defence Industry Conversion in China.
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Chinese military university urged to revise AI course to ‘educate for war’ · assertive framing

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Chinese military university urged to revise AI course to ‘educate for war’ asserted
university → urge → war
Proposal sees mapping out defence scenarios as better preparation for future officers involved in 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 Defence Industry Conversion in China. asserted
Researchers → see → China
The initiative comes as China seeks to cultivate more military personnel with the technical skills to use artificial intelligence (AI) in future warfare. asserted
China → come → warfare
As global militaries explore the use of AI in planning, training and combat, the technology is also changing what the troops need to learn, with China aiming to train forces capable of applying emerging technologies to armed operations. asserted
China → explore → operations
The researchers said case studies in the existing AI course lacked sufficient “military flavour” and needed to be redesigned to better serve the practical needs of “educating for war”. asserted
studies → say → war
The university introduced “Principles and Practice of Artificial Intelligence” as a tailored course for non-AI science and engineering graduate students in its 2022 autumn semester. asserted
university → introduce → semester
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