CIA claims it can predict some social unrest up to 5 days ahead
▻https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/05/cia-claims-it-can-predict-some-social-unrest-up-to-5-days-ahead
Thanks to the power of algorithms, machine learning, and open source data sets. Back in March 2015, the CIA chief began setting up a new office, the Directorate of Digital Innovation, to integrate the latest tech into the agency’s data-gathering workflow along with boosting the country’s cyber defense. According to its director, the department has helped the CIA as a whole improve its “anticipatory intelligence.” Speaking at the Next Tech event yesterday, Deputy Director for Digital (...)