Author: Mihai CIOBANU
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2025
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Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025
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Abstract:
The period in which artificial intelligence (AI) was treated in a speculative way
in the field of national security appears to be over. The current dynamics on the
geopolitical stage generated new technological needs which stimulated innovation even
further, contributing to an increased inter-play between supply and demand. Between
2023 and 2025 AI moved from image and video generation to broader and more
interactive environments, all in the light of new players and new models joining in the
race. This article synthesizes developments and assesses the implications of AI
advancement over national security and especially over intelligence agencies. The
acceleration of AI capabilities and global reactions over large-scale deployment have
prompted intelligence agencies to explore the implications for national security and have
also led to organizational changes. AI is truly an agent of change, with the potential to
bring organizational transformations in intelligence work, all while also being an agent
of multiplication and creation of new risks, both external and internal, for national
security agencies.
Keywords: artificial intelligence; national security; intelligence; Geopolitics;
technology; transformation.
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