# A Digital Fifth Column Could Hide in Everyday Behavior by August Cole and Hervé Le Guyader > "Today's progresses in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC), boosted by the seemingly unstoppable march of a triumphant troika made of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and civilisational 'digital addiction' have created a much more ominous prospect: an embedded fifth column, where everyone, unbeknownst to him or her, is behaving according to the plans of one of our competitors." > **— August Cole and Hervé Le Guyader**, *“NATO’s 6th Domain,” quoted in du Cluzel, Cognitive Warfare, 2020, p. 36* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [François du Cluzel, Cognitive Warfare, ACT-sponsored Innovation Hub study, 2020](https://innovationhub-act.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20210122_CW-Final.pdf). This is Cole and Le Guyader’s passage quoted inside du Cluzel’s report; “Today’s progresses” is retained as printed. ACT sponsored the study, but its disclaimer excludes official NATO or member-nation attribution. The quoted passage is by Cole and Le Guyader; the Innovation Hub report is an intermediary. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cognitive Enclosure|Cognitive Enclosure]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Enclosure|Cognitive Enclosure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Today's progresses in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC), boosted by the seemingly unstoppable march of a triumphant troika made of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and civilisational 'digital addiction' have created a much more ominous prospect: an embedded fifth column, where everyone, unbeknownst to him or her, is behaving according to the plans of one of our competitors." — August Cole and Hervé Le Guyader, “NATO’s 6th Domain,” quoted in du Cluzel, Cognitive Warfare, 2020, p. 36 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-cole-le-guyader-digital-fifth-column ```