CIA will take ‘smart risks’ and ‘course correct’ as it adopts AI, director says
CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks at the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2026. Courtesy: AWS
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 30, 2026 02:58 PM ET
“We simply can’t afford to wait for a risk-free approach to emerging tech. It doesn’t exist. We have to move fast. We have to be aggressive,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.
The Central Intelligence Agency is moving aggressively to adopt advanced artificial intelligence tools, with Director John Ratcliffe saying Tuesday that the spy agency cannot afford to wait for a “risk-free approach” as emerging technologies reshape national security.
The CIA is “going to take smart risks, experiment and course-correct as we go” as it works to embed AI and other evolving technologies into its operations, Ratcliffe said at the AWS Summit held in Washington, D.C.
“We simply can't afford to wait for a risk-free approach when it...
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