Artificial intelligence and national security: Integrating online data

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a major priority for government and defense worldwide -- one that some countries, such as China and Russia, consider the new global arms race. AI has the potential to support a number of national and international security initiatives, from cybersecurity to logistics and counter-terrorism. The overwhelming amount of public data available online is crucial for supporting a number of these use cases. These sources include unstructured social media data from both fringe and mainstream platforms, as well as deep and dark web data. While valuable, these sources are not always easily accessible through commercial threat intelligence platforms.