CIA Seeks More Technical Workforce for China Tech Race

The CIA needs a more technology-focused workforce and different intelligence targets to compete with China as artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the pace of cyber operations, Deputy Director Michael Ellis said Sept. 8 at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C. “The competition that we’re in with China right now is unlike anything the United States has ever faced before,” Ellis said, adding, “China has leverage over the United States that wasn’t present before.” “So, because