Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- A newly released report from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has raised deeply troubling questions about how far Washingtons competition with China could go in the race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI). The report reportedly examines what it calls “extreme measures,” including the possibility of military strikes against Chinese data centers, if Beijing were to move decisively ahead in the development of advanced AI.

The idea that civilian or commercial computing infrastructure could become a target in a geopolitical struggle over artificial intelligence should alarm the international community. Data centers are critical components of the modern digital economy. They support...