America is entering a new AI arms race, but its own government is struggling to keep up. The US military, intelligence agencies and defense contractors are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, weapons, intelligence and national defense.AI is becoming a national security weapon as the US faces China in a new AI arms race, raising fears over cyberwarfare, weapons and AI safety. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)The confusion became clear when the US Air Force first ordered military contractors to remove Anthropic's AI products. In mid-July, several of America's biggest defense contractors received a letter telling them that software used in weapons…