STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF DIVERGENT PATENT REGIMES FOR MILITARY COMPETITIVENESS IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY
STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF DIVERGENT PATENT REGIMES FOR MILITARY COMPETITIVENESS IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

Summary/Abstract: Technological singularity represents a hypothetical moment when artificial intelligence reaches and surpasses human cognitive capabilities, creating fundamental challenges for international security and military balance of power. This paper explores how divergent patent regimes of major powers affect their ability to develop and implement critical military technologies in the context of approaching this historic moment. Through comprehensive analysis of patent systems of the United States of America, China, Russian Federation and European Union, we identify key strategic asymmetries arising from different approaches to intellectual property protection. The methodological approach combines qualitative comparative analysis with quantitative assessment of technological trends, focusing on four critical domains: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, hypersonic systems and bioengineering. Results show a paradoxical situation where transparency of Western patent systems enables competing powers to systematically appropriate critical technologies, while closed regimes of authoritarian states create strategic advantages through faster transfer of technologies from laboratories to operational military use. The study concludes that current divergence of patent regimes leads to asymmetric distribution of power in the era of technological singularity, requiring fundamental reform of the international intellectual property protection system to maintain global strategic stability.

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