Time left: 2 years and 10 months · Group: Protective Service
The official job description
Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.
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What intelligence analysts do all day (for now)
Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.
Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats.
Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools.
Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members.
Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.
Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment.
Also known as
AI Consultant (Artificial Intelligence Consultant), All Source Analyst, All Source Intelligence Analyst, Anti-Terrorist Analyst, Background Specialist, CIA Agent (Central Intelligence Agency Agent), Competitive Intelligence Analyst, Computer Network Defense Analyst
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace intelligence analysts?
Oh, absolutely. By my count you have 2 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces intelligence analysts?
2 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which intelligence analysts tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data. The rest follows.