INSA 451 Advanced AI Applications in Intelligence Operations

This course explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on generative AI, in modern intelligence operations. Students will examine how AI technologies synthesize data, automate reporting, and assist in predictive analysis to enhance intelligence assessments and operations. Topics include advanced applications of machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and deep learning, alongside their use in creating realistic simulations for training, translating languages, decrypting communications, and generating unbiased analytical products. The course emphasizes AI's technological and ethical dimensions, preparing students to apply these tools in national security and intelligence agencies. Through hands-on projects and real-world case studies, students will learn to produce actionable intelligence insights, address ethical and operational challenges, and understand the strategic implications of AI in shaping global intelligence landscapes. This course is designed to build advanced expertise in AI¿s application across intelligence workflows while fostering critical thinking about its societal and geopolitical impacts.

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Note: Students are responsible to both be aware of and abide by prerequisites for ICS/INSA/CYBR courses for which they enroll, and will be administratively dropped from a course if they have not met prerequisites.
First day attendance is mandatory.