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Studies in Intelligence Vol. 69, No. 4 (Extracts, December 2025)

Emergent Intelligence: Spycraft and Intelligence in the AI Era

Rachel Grunspan, Jessica D. Smith, and Elizabeth VanderVeen

The authors: Rachel Grunspan is a retired CIA officer and the former director of Digital Futures in CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation. Jessica D. Smith is a digital intelligence strategist in DDI Futures. Elizabeth VanderVeen is an AI strategist in DDI Futures.

Introduction

The concepts presented in this paper rely heavily on substantial advances in AI’s ability to process, analyze, and combine extensive and varied datasets. Furthermore, we acknowledge that concurrent progress in other related technologies will be equally important for the success of these concepts. Although there are currently limitations, we believe the early signs of potential in these areas warrant not only serious discussion at this time, but also the launch of concrete research and development initiatives.

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