Insider Q&A: CIA’s chief technologist’s cautious embrace of generative AI

By FRANK BAJAK
AP Technology Writer

The CIA’s first chief technology officer Nand Mulchandani is marshaling generative AI tools to the intelligence agency. There’s considerable urgency: Adversaries are already spreading AI-generated deepfakes aimed at undermining U.S. interests. Among projects he oversees: A ChatGPT-like application that draws on publicly or commercially available data.