US Spies Should Tap Private AI Models, NSA’s Research Chief Says
- He says spy agencies need to keep up with foreign counterparts
- National Security Agency’s Herrera argues for AI in interview
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A top US spy official said intelligence agencies should use commercially available AI to keep up with foreign adversaries that will do the same — while being sure to address the risks to privacy and broader concerns about misuse of the fast-developing technology.
“The intelligence community needs to find a way to take benefit of these large models without violating privacy,” Gilbert Herrera, director of research at the National Security Agency, said in an interview. “If we want to realize the full power of artificial intelligence for other applications, then we’re probably going to have to rely on a partnership with industry.”