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IRL in spycraft coming back?

2026-04-01 20:56:27.420354+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Defense One: AI may revive old-school tradecraft even as it transforms intelligence work

A recent article in Studies in Intelligence, the CIA- backed academic journal, argues that as AI degrades the reliability of digital communications like text messages and video calls, traditional human intelligence tradecraft — like dead drops, brush passes and in-person meetings — could regain renewed importance.

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