OSINT overdose: Intelligence agencies seek new ways to manage surge of open-source intel

OSINT overdose: Intelligence agencies seek new ways to manage surge of open-source intel
OSINT overdose: Intelligence agencies seek new ways to manage surge of open-source intel

AI is driving a tsunami of private-sector open-source intelligence. Now the federal Intelligence Community just has to figure out how to ride the wave.

Can tech reduce civilian deaths in conflict? Mark Milley isn’t so sure.

Can tech reduce civilian deaths in conflict? Mark Milley isn’t so sure.
Can tech reduce civilian deaths in conflict? Mark Milley isn’t so sure.

“How are we going to reduce civilian deaths to the smallest amount humanly possible?” asked Palantir’s Alex Karp this week. “That is a tech problem.”

Transforming the military for the AI age requires ‘a certain ruthlessness,’ say US, UK experts

Transforming the military for the AI age requires ‘a certain ruthlessness,’ say US, UK experts
Transforming the military for the AI age requires ‘a certain ruthlessness,’ say US, UK experts

A new report from Britain’s RUSI and America’s SCSP argues only tough, politically savvy leadership can force the armed services to scrap enough existing systems to free up funds for an AI-driven revolution in warfare.

Beyond ChatGPT: Experts say generative AI should write — but not execute — battle plans

Beyond ChatGPT: Experts say generative AI should write — but not execute — battle plans
Beyond ChatGPT: Experts say generative AI should write — but not execute — battle plans

Training artificial intelligence on military-specific doctrine and intelligence to come up with operational plans is an “active area of experimentation right now,” according to a Special Competitive Studies Project analyst.

These technologies could defeat China’s missile barrage and defend Taiwan: Analysis

These technologies could defeat China’s missile barrage and defend Taiwan: Analysis
These technologies could defeat China’s missile barrage and defend Taiwan: Analysis

RAND and the Special Competitive Studies Project brought together technology experts from outside the Pentagon to help run a wargame around China and Taiwan. These are the findings.

Offset-X: Now is the time for the Pentagon to change how it approaches technology

Offset-X: Now is the time for the Pentagon to change how it approaches technology
Offset-X: Now is the time for the Pentagon to change how it approaches technology

In this new op-ed, members of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) lay out their vision for how the Pentagon should work with new technologies.

Russia’s reverses in Ukraine give China cause for caution, US defense luminaries say

Russia’s reverses in Ukraine give China cause for caution, US defense luminaries say
Russia’s reverses in Ukraine give China cause for caution, US defense luminaries say

Leon Panetta, Michèle Flournoy, and H.R. McMaster agreed Ukraine is showing China how tough a target Taiwan could be, while Bob Gates predicted Xi would not arm Putin and Condi Rice said Beijing is already backing off its worst ‘Wolf Warrior diplomacy.’

China outpacing US in critical tech research ‘should be a wake up call’: report

China outpacing US in critical tech research ‘should be a wake up call’: report
China outpacing US in critical tech research ‘should be a wake up call’: report

In a new report, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says China is outpacing the US in 37 out of 44 critical technology research areas.

US approaching ‘critical window’ in world-defining tech competition with China: Report

US approaching ‘critical window’ in world-defining tech competition with China: Report
US approaching ‘critical window’ in world-defining tech competition with China: Report

“Losing the competition with China is not just about preserving abstract principles and political institutions – it will lead to the transformation of our daily lives in ways that will be impossible to ignore,” according to a new report by the Special Competitive Studies Project.