Our intelligence is focussed, above all, on finding the information that's necessary to protect our people and, in many cases, protect our allies.
At a time when most media surrounding artificial intelligence are focused on wondering when machines will become self-aware, a larger question is which ethical frameworks should guide this autonomous evolution.
Deep tech, per Atomico's definition, means startups that employ artificial intelligence; are focused around virtual reality or augmented reality; fall into the "frontier tech" bucket, meaning they make drones or robots or nanosatellites or similar; or have sprung up around the Internet of things, from wearables to smart home startups.
"Any implication that NSA's foreign intelligence collection is focused on the smartphone or social media communications of everyday Americans is not true.
"Any implication that NSA's foreign intelligence collection is focused on the smartphone or social media communications of everyday Americans is not true," the statement said.
In contrast, General Petraeus's September order is focused on intelligence gathering — by American troops, foreign businesspeople, academics or others — to identify militants and provide "persistent situational awareness," while forging ties to local indigenous groups.
SAGE is based on the ambient intelligence philosophy which means it is focused on the human actor with the aim of aiding them to optimise their companies manufacturing processes.
But the military operation is focused on gathering intelligence, he added.
Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor, said the White House is focused on improving intelligence sharing and law enforcement agreements with partners in Europe "so that there's better screening of where people have traveled".
His intelligence services are focused on internal security, not the wider world.
