SpyCast

"How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Spy Game" – with Mike Susong


Listen Later

Summary

Mike Susong joins Andrew to discuss the impact and potential of AI on the intelligence field. Mike is a former CIA case officer who now oversees global intelligence for a risk management company.

***FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE HERE!***
What You’ll LearnIntelligence
  • What AI is and why it matters
  • How the Intelligence Community is using AI 
  • The pros and cons of AI for case officers in the field
  • Ukraine - intersections between AI and OSINT
  • AI in Alan Turing’s Imitation Game
  • Reflections
    • Replicants, machines and robots
    • Will humans become obsolete?

    • Notes

      Mike Susong (Website, LinkedIn) is an expert in the growing field of artificial intelligence. He joins Andrew (TwitterLinkedIn) to discuss.

      ***FULL RESOURCES AVAILABLE HERE!***


      *SpyCasts*
      • From the CIA to Strategic Cyber -- with Hans Holmer (2022)
      • So, I Design Board Games for the CIA... - with Volko Ruhnke (2022)
      • CIA Case Officer, Cyber Entrepreneur, Burning Man Volunteer – with Mike Susong (Part 1 of 2, 2022)
      • CIA Case Officer, Cyber Entrepreneur, Burning Man Volunteer – with Mike Susong (Part 2 of 2, 2002)
      • The Cyber Zeitgeist – with Cyberwire Host Dave Bittner (2021)


        ***FULL RESOURCES AVAILABLE HERE!***


        *Beginner Resources*
        • Machine Leaning: Explain it to me Like I’m 5 Years Old, Bob Deprizio, Medium (2020)
        • What is AI (Artificial Intelligence)?, Youtube (2019) [2 min. video]
        • Singularity: Explain it to me Like I’m 5 Years Old, Roey Tzezana, Futurism (2017) [Article]
        • Alan Turing: The experiment that shaped artificial intelligence, N. Sharkey, BBC (2012) [Article] 

          Glossary: 
          • AGI: Artificial General Intelligence. The unrestricted ability of software to learn, understand, & respond to any intellectual task that a human being is capable of. 
          • ANI: Artificial Narrow Intelligence. The restricted ability of software to perform a limited subset of intellectual tasks. 
          • Deep Learning: a machine learning technique that teaches computers to learn by example, something that comes naturally for human beings.
          • Machine Learning: The field of study interested in building computational systems that can improve their own performance of some task.
          • Natural Language Processing: A field of study that aims to analyze and understand human language communications both spoken and textual. 
          • Uncanny Divide: Where people feel a sense of unease or revulsion in response to humanoid robots that are highly realistic.

            ***FULL RESOURCES AVAILABLE HERE!***

            Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

            ...more
            View all episodesView all episodes
            Download on the App Store

            SpyCastBy SpyCast

            • 5
            • 5
            • 5
            • 5
            • 5

            5

            3 ratings


            More shows like SpyCast

            View all
            SpyCast by SpyCast

            SpyCast

            1,493 Listeners

            Dan Snow's History Hit by History Hit

            Dan Snow's History Hit

            4,631 Listeners

            Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence by Secrets & Spies

            Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence

            254 Listeners

            Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders

            Cold War Conversations

            438 Listeners

            Today in Focus by The Guardian

            Today in Focus

            992 Listeners

            True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics by SPYSCAPE

            True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

            1,956 Listeners

            Irregular Warfare Podcast by Irregular Warfare Initiative

            Irregular Warfare Podcast

            388 Listeners

            Real Dictators by NOISER

            Real Dictators

            5,181 Listeners

            The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

            The Rest Is History

            12,439 Listeners

            SPYCRAFT 101 by Justin Black

            SPYCRAFT 101

            319 Listeners

            The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

            The Rest Is Politics

            3,250 Listeners

            World Of Secrets by BBC

            World Of Secrets

            897 Listeners

            The Spy Who by Wondery

            The Spy Who

            555 Listeners

            The Rest Is Politics: US by Goalhanger

            The Rest Is Politics: US

            2,262 Listeners

            The Rest Is Classified by Goalhanger

            The Rest Is Classified

            880 Listeners