Rand Issues Commentary to Cipher Brief: Why Human Intelligence Matters More in an AI World
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, June 17 -- Rand issued the following commentary by adjunct researcher Thomas Mulligan to the Cipher Brief:
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Why Human Intelligence Matters More in an AI World
An impending casualty of artificial intelligence, we are told, is the human spy. The conventional wisdom is that in our AI future, there's little need to recruit agents, plan secret rendezvous, or conduct dead drops--the old-school tradecraft of espionage. "Hum . . .
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Why Human Intelligence Matters More in an AI World
An impending casualty of artificial intelligence, we are told, is the human spy. The conventional wisdom is that in our AI future, there's little need to recruit agents, plan secret rendezvous, or conduct dead drops--the old-school tradecraft of espionage. "Hum . . .