CIA AI director Lakshmi Raman claims the agency is taking a ‘thoughtful approach’ to AI

TechCrunch interviews CIA Director of AI Lakshmi Raman about the agency’s strategy for adopting AI, including the generative AI tool Osiris used across U.S. intelligence agencies for summarization and analysis of unclassified data, collaboration with commercial vendors, and use cases like search, discovery, and translation. The discussion emphasizes responsible deployment, mitigation of bias and hallucinations, legal compliance, and transparency amid broader concerns about data usage and civil liberties.