AI-Powered Adversaries are Gearing Up to Undermine Elections
OPINION — Last December, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) declassified an Intelligence Community Assessment and a memorandum on how foreign adversaries […] More
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When Conspiracy Theories Get Dangerous
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE – Conspiracy theories may have been around since humans began telling stories but today, the volume and spread of such theories is amplified […] More
How Does the Intelligence Community Adapt in the Age of AI?
OPINION — CIA Director William Burns’ recent remarks to the Ditchley Foundation highlighted three key challenges to American security; (1) strategic geopolitical competition; (2) transnational […] More
The Hunt for Spies Inside the U.S. is Harder than you Think
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says there is “no such thing as an overseas police station” but U.S. counterintelligence officials beg […] More
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Data is “Ammo in AI Warfare,” and the Pentagon May Be Running Low
OPINION — “During the daily battle rhythm, the DoD [Department of Defense] creates more than 22 terabytes [equal to 22 trillion bytes with a byte […] More
Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
OPINION / ANALYSIS — The world is speeding up. Adversaries such as China are seeking to remake global power structures and compete with the United […] More
‘We Need an AI Geneva Convention,’ says Rep. Moulton
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — On the same day that a group of industry leaders warned of the “risk of extinction” that stems from unbridled artificial intelligence, […] More
War-fighting Is Getting a Fresh Look, With an AI Focus
OPINION — “As service chief, we all have, you know, a dual obligation to make sure that the force can do what the combatant commanders […] More
Is AI the right fit for predictive military maintenance?
OPINION — The DoD is continually challenged to provide battle-ready ground combat systems, ships, submarines and aircraft to its warfighters, spending nearly $90 billion each […] More
How AI and ML are Impacting DOD and CIA’s Future
OPINION — Two reports released last Wednesday raise separate questions about the ability of the Defense Department (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) to meet the […] More
The Drone Series: What’s Over the Horizon?
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Russian authorities say they shot down a Ukrainian drone over the area that serves as headquarters for the Russian Black Sea Fleet […] More
The Urgency of the Moment for Congress on AI and National Security
(Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth and final article in a series first published by our friends at Just Security that is dives into the foundational […] More
A Roadmap for AI in the IC
A Roadmap for AI in the Intelligence Community (Editor’s Note: This article was first published by our friends at Just Security and is the fourth […] More
AI and the IC: The Tangled Web of Budget and Acquisition
Corin Stone, Washington College of Law Corin Stone is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. Stone is on leave from the […] More
Artificial Intelligence in the IC: Culture is Critical
Corin Stone is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. Stone is on leave from the Office of the Director of […] More
Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligence Community
This article was first published by our friends at JustSecurity. Corin R. Stone is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. […] More
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the IC
The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the work of the next generation of […] More
The Robot, the Targeter and the Future of U.S. National Security
Eric Washabaugh, Former CIA Targeting & Technology Manager Eric Washabaugh served as a targeting and technology manager at the CIA, where he served from 2006 […] More
A New Warfighting Paradigm
OPINION — “Americans have not yet seriously grappled with how profoundly the AI (Artificial Intelligence) revolution will impact society, the economy, and national security,” is […] More