“We need to stop being complacent,” Nicholas Chaillan said. “We need to wake up before it’s too late for our kids.” On a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek discussed the dangers of falling behind communist China in our artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with Nicholas Chaillan, former chief software officer for the U.S. Air Force. Jan Jekielek: It’s been reported that you believe the United States has already lost the AI war. Nicholas Chaillan: I don’t believe we’ve lost. But if we don’t act now and not in 5 to 10 years like some Pentagon reports are saying, we have no chance in succeeding. China is leading right now. They’re already leading in many of those fields, because of their adoption of technology from their companies. Mr. Jekielek: What is AI and why is it important? Mr. Chaillan: Artificial intelligence is going to make or break us in the years to …