In an interview with Bloomberg, the diplomat called the strategic competition from Moscow and Beijing a big challenge.
“We don’t want to wake up one day and discover Chinese standards in areas such as artificial intelligence and cybernetics,” she said.
Pearce expressed concerns that the PRC might set the rules for future technological development, and compared the situation to the proliferation of nuclear technology in the 1950s.
She believes that China's development is "too authoritarian" and new technologies should benefit "open markets."
Formerly elected US President Joe Biden announced challenges from Russia and China.