CIA Director Ratcliffe announces accelerated adoption of AI and quantum tech in first major speech
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Warren P. Strobel
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe announced in his first major public speech that the agency will accelerate its adoption of AI, quantum computing, and other advanced technologies to transform espionage and warfare. He highlighted that CIA technology played a key role in the capture of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro in January and the rescue of a U.S. pilot shot down over Iran in early April. The agency is reorganizing to maintain its competitive edge.
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· 1 pulledCIA Director John Ratcliffe used his first major public speech on Tuesday to announce steps that he said will revolutionize how the spy agency adopts artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other technologies that are rapidly transforming espionage and warfare.
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