# Artificial Intelligence and National Security **Entity class:** Policy and operational domain ## Definition **Artificial intelligence and national security** encompasses the use and governance of AI for intelligence, defense, cyber operations, logistics, autonomy, warning, decision support, and strategic competition. It also includes the data, compute, talent, acquisition, and institutional adaptation required to make AI operational. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Paul Scharre|Paul Scharre]], [[wiki/National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence|NSCAI]], [[wiki/Military AI|Military AI]], [[wiki/AI-Assisted Intelligence Analysis|AI-Assisted Intelligence Analysis]], and [[wiki/Public-Private Intelligence Ecosystem|Public-Private Intelligence Ecosystem]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, *Final Report*, March 2021](https://www.dwt.com/-/media/files/blogs/artificial-intelligence-law-advisor/2021/03/nscai-final-report--2021.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23