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. A former Silicon Valley CEO who helmed successful startups, Mulchandani was named to the job in 2022 after a stint at the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Among projects he oversees: A ChatGPT-like generative AI application that draws on open-source data (meaning unclassified, public or commercially available). Thousands of analysts across the 18-agency U.S. intelligence community use it. Other CIA projects that use large-language models are, unsurprisingly, secret. |
Chiefs address biggest concerns in NFL draft with selections of wide receiver and offensive tackleLauren Goodger cuts a stylish figure as she joins her TOWIE coThe Bears see bigger things in store after drafting QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome OdunzePenix wowed Falcons' Morris, Fontenot with sound of his passes in preBenintendi hits 2nd home of game in 10th, White Sox beat Rays 8Vanessa Feltz's love interest StefanAnthony Edwards scores 36 points, Timberwolves beat Suns 126Gray pitches Cardinals past scuffling Mets 7The Bears see bigger things in store after drafting QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome OdunzeOffensive depth has Rangers on verge of sweep, Avalanche and Oilers each up 2