![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhTKMMmjjxyB8FnSQQ0zRl1gZKdoWfhZGxMAsSk4ZnwEWKLTL4aeB1Mn8BwcFjjmj-TeJcWBIHuREJ-kPK9PJxErgheyLEvOLFTpwV1ABEEtavBeqCVYIU9LGD-fyI37Pksykkr6-SUOyQ2kmn2NkD3Dq-vATaG3I1rsB6R6tPivP70-bZhTkWIZZ2cRlog\/s1536\/ARTICLE%20384-%20CPCSS%20OLD%20SCHOOL%20SPYCRAFT.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\nAI <\/p>\n It can <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Today\u2019s intelligence agencies have tools <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Yet with all that technology, one thing <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Hollywood makes espionage look like a <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Truth is, most Americans use a little <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Technology changes. Human behavior <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s why intelligence agencies still put <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A satellite can show tanks massing near a <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>That human element is still priceless.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This balance between cutting-edge <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>At the same time, Corey benefits from <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In the spy thriller Payback<\/a><\/b>, book no. 3 of the <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>But even with all that computing power, <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>In fact, the rise of artificial <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>As digital deception becomes easier, <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Those advantages have become more <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Corey Pearson encounters this challenge <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The machines point him in the right <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>That is why intelligence agencies continue <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The tools have changed. Human nature has <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Even in an age of quantum computers, <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Or perhaps a dead drop hidden in plain <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Just don’t use the flowerpot<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Robert \u00a0 Dead Drops, HUMINT, and AI: Old-School Spycraft Refuses to Die in the age of AI AI isn\u2019t creeping into the world anymore. It\u2019s kicking the front door open. It can write essays, fake voices, create lifelike images, scan faces in a crowd, and chew through oceans of data before most of us finish our … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quantusintel.group\/osint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nisn\u2019t creeping into the world anymore. It\u2019s kicking the front door open.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwrite essays, fake voices, create lifelike images, scan faces in a crowd, and
\nchew through oceans of data before most of us finish our first cup of coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCold War spies would\u2019ve thought belonged in a science fiction movie. Satellites
\ncan stare down at military bases from space. Supercomputers can sort through
\nbillions of communications. Algorithms can catch patterns no human analyst
\nwould ever spot on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nstill hasn\u2019t changed. The intelligence community still leans hard on
\nold-fashioned spycraft because human beings remain the toughest intelligence
\ntarget on earth. CIA operatives are trained to blend in, stay invisible in
\nplain sight, and move through crowds without drawing attention. When it comes
\nto gathering intelligence, that human touch still matters: check out \u00a0<\/span>The
\nHidden World of CIA Spycraft: How Operatives Blend In and Stay Invisible<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\ngadget war. Real spy work is usually quieter. Sometimes the best intelligence
\ncomes from a trusted source, a private conversation, or a dead drop tucked
\nwhere nobody bothers to look.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nold-school spycraft every day. Ever hide Christmas gifts from your spouse?
\nCongratulations, you just ran a concealment operation. Ever slip cash to a
\ngrandchild when the parents weren\u2019t looking? That\u2019s practically a brush pass. Ever
\nstash a spare house key under a flowerpot? You\u2019ve created a dead drop. The CIA
\nwould probably suggest a better hiding place, but the idea is the same.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndoesn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nso much value on HUMINT, or Human Intelligence. That\u2019s intelligence from
\npeople. Sources. Informants. Defectors. The folks who know things no satellite,
\ncyber tool, or AI system can pull out of thin air.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nborder, but a human source can tell you why they\u2019re there. A cyber hack might
\nreveal a burst of communications traffic, but a human source can tell you what
\nthe people in charge are really thinking. AI can crunch mountains of
\ninformation, but it still can\u2019t sit across from a nervous government official,
\nread the tension in his face, and figure out whether he\u2019s ready to betray his
\ncountry.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ntechnology and traditional tradecraft appears throughout the Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster Series<\/a><\/b>.
\nCorey Pearson often relies on old-school espionage methods that intelligence
\nofficers have used for decades. Surveillance, covert meetings, brush passes,
\ndead drops, and source handling remain essential tools in his arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nadvanced technological support provided by Stacie, a CIA mole secretly planted
\ninside the NSA. Armed with access to a powerful quantum computer, Stacie helps
\nuncover information that would otherwise remain hidden.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nseries, Stacie uses her supercomputer to identify a suspicious individual
\nentering the United States through San Francisco International Airport. By
\npenetrating airport security camera systems and analyzing visual data, she
\nhelps Corey identify a potential threat before it can disappear into the
\ncountry.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsomebody still has to put boots on the ground. That somebody is Corey Pearson\u2026
\nand his elite CIA team. The reason is simple. Technology finds clues. People
\nsolve mysteries.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nintelligence may actually increase the value of traditional spycraft. Why?
\nBecause deepfake videos can create fake evidence. AI-generated voices can mimic
\ntrusted contacts. Fraudulent emails can appear legitimate. Digital
\ncommunications can be manipulated in ways that become increasingly difficult to
\ndetect. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nintelligence officers find themselves relying even more on face-to-face
\nvalidation, for a trusted source remains a trusted source, a dead drop can\u2019t be
\nhacked, a handwritten note cannot be digitally altered after it has been
\ndelivered, and an in-person meeting leaves no electronic trail: check out In
\nthe Shadows: Why the CIA Still Relies on Human Intelligence in a Digital Age<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nvaluable, not less.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrepeatedly throughout the series. While Stacie’s NSA quantum computer can
\nlocate patterns hidden within oceans of data, Corey frequently discovers that
\nthe final breakthrough comes from a source meeting, surveillance operation, or
\ncarefully executed piece of human tradecraft.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndirection, but the humans close the case. Many people assume intelligence work
\nis becoming fully automated, but the reality is far different. Every
\ntechnological advance creates new opportunities, but it also creates new
\nvulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence can help identify a threat, but it can\u2019t
\nalways explain motivation. Cyber tools can collect information, but they cannot
\nalways determine intent. Satellites can reveal movement, but they can\u2019t always
\nreveal plans. Only people can.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrecruiting sources, handling assets, conducting surveillance, and employing
\ntradecraft techniques that would be familiar to CIA operatives from fifty years
\nago.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nnot. And that’s why old-school spycraft isn’t disappearing anytime soon.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nartificial intelligence, facial recognition systems, and global surveillance
\nnetworks, some of the most valuable intelligence in the world still begins with
\na conversation between two people.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsight.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nMorton <\/span><\/b>is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence
\nOfficers (AFIO) and writes about the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). He also
\nwrites the\u00a0Corey
\nPearson- CIA Spymaster Series<\/i><\/b><\/a>, which blends his knowledge of
\nreal-life intelligence operations with gripping fictional storytelling. His
\nwork offers readers an insider\u2019s glimpse into the world of espionage, inspired
\nby the complexities and high-stakes realities of the intelligence community.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"