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Contents Day 1 with AI: First Steps Meet the Analysts AI Overview OSINT Overview Chapter 1: Setting Sail Integrating AI and Intelligence Mission Understanding AI’s Role in Intelligence Introduction to Workflow Development Chapter 2: Mapping the Depths Exploring Foundational AI Technologies Mission Matching AI Capabilities to Analyst Problems Matching Tools to Real Users Think Like the Adversary Chapter 3: Casting the Nets Automating Data Collection for Research and Analysis Mission The Data Problem What Analysts Need to Know About Data Data Types and Sources What Does Automating Collection Actually Mean? Designing an AI Collection Workflow Chapter 4: Diving Beneath the Surface Using Machine Learning for Pattern Detection Mission Organizing the Noise What Is Machine Learning? How Machine Learning Works Types of Machine Learning Why Machine Learning Matters to Analysts Chapter 5: Interpreting the Sea Using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to Decode and interpret Global Data Decoding the Message What Is Natural Language Processing? Why Natural Language Processing Matters to Analysts NLP Toolbox Chapter 6: Steering the Ship Writing Effective Prompts for Accurate Results Mission What Is a Prompt? Why Prompts Matter in Intelligence Work How AI Interprets Prompts What Makes a Prompt Work Advanced Prompting Techniques Chapter 7: Adjusting the Sails Predictive Analysis to Anticipate Future Threats Mission What Is Predictive Analysis? How AI Enhances Predictive Analysis Key Steps in Predictive Analysis for Intelligence Work Using Predictive Analysis to Assess Risk and Forecast Threats Case Studies in Predictive Analysis Chapter 8: Staying the Course Maintaining Ethical Standards in AI Mission Critical Thinking in AI Times Ethical Issues in AI for Intelligence Work The Human Cost of AI Chapter 9: Anchoring Down From Analyst to Developer Mission The Vibe Coding Problem Why Python? Building Your First Tool: Domain Analyzer Poof, You Are Now a Developer (Not a Vibe Coder) Chapter 10: Captain’s Log Case Studies in AI-Enhanced OSINT Mission The Gunslinger’s Hallway: Same Skills, Different Worlds Chapter 11: Scanning the Horizon Preparing for the Future of AI and OSINT Mission Agentic AI Multimodal AI Large World Models Quantum Computing and Security Attribution and Contamination Chapter 12: Plotting the Next Course Beyond the Basics Mission Wrap-Up What You Actually Built Next Steps Wrap-Up About the Author Acknowledgments |