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Brian Thompson Was Murdered by AI
Credit where it’s due: this piece was sparked by a much smarter man than me, over one drink and one sentence. He looked me dead in the...

Rick de la Torre
Apr 114 min read


The Algorithm is Watching
The world of espionage has always been an arms race, a ceaseless battle between deception and detection. For centuries, human...

Rick de la Torre
Feb 102 min read
U.S. AI Governance Risks Innovation and National Security Readiness
The Biden administration’s recent memorandum on AI governance proposes a sweeping framework to regulate federal adoption of artificial...

Rick de la Torre
Oct 25, 20242 min read
The Energy Crisis Holding Back America’s AI Potential
America’s energy infrastructure, once a marvel of engineering, is now teetering on the edge of irrelevance.

Rick de la Torre
Sep 5, 20244 min read
The Silent War: Why U.S. Intelligence Must Evolve for Near-Peer Competition
we must recognize that intelligence is not merely an adjunct to military power—it is the foundation upon which all modern warfare is built.

Rick de la Torre
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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