Shake-Up at Pentagon Intelligence Agency Sparks Concern
The director of the agency responsible for analyzing satellite imagery says he wants to modernize the work. Some employees fear they’re being replaced by artificial intelligence.
By Jenna McLaughlin | January 12, 2018, 12:00 PM
When Kim Jong Un gears up to launch a ballistic missile, analysts at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency comb through satellite imagery, looking for distinct signs on the the ground in North Korea indicating test preparations are underway.
Now, the U.S. agency is in the midst of a concentrated push—what some have called a reorganization—emphasizing the use of advanced technology to do analysis typically done by humans, five sources with knowledge of the matter told Foreign Policy.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/12/shake-up-at-pentagon-intelligence-agency-sparks-concern/