Pentagon Official Calls Ex-White House AI Architect ‘Village Idiot’ In China Policy Spat

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Pentagon Official Calls Ex-White House AI Architect ‘Village Idiot’ In China Policy Spat

1 sourceUpdated Jul 20, 2026

A senior Pentagon official publicly mocked former White House artificial intelligence adviser Dean Ball on Sunday over regulation of Chinese artificial intelligence models.

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