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Insider Q&A: CIA's chief technologist's cautious embrace of generative AI

Insider Q&A: CIA's chief technologist's cautious embrace of generative AI

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https://apnews.com/article/cia-chief-technologist-gen-ai-c3f4154a8e2879d7820931f07656968c

Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster. At the Central Intelligence Agency, basic artificial intelligence – machine learning and algorithms – has long served that mission. Now, generative AI is joining the effort.

CIA Director William Burns says AI tech will augment humans, not replace them. The agency's first chief technology officer, Nand Mulchandani, is marshaling the tools. There's considerable urgency: Adversaries are already spreading AI-generated deepfakes aimed at undermining U.S. interests.