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This commentary focuses on how neurocognitive intelligence, or NEURINT, could be operationalized through generative agentic artificial intelligence to strengthen anticipatory intelligence and left-of-bang deterrence. NEURINT combines neuroscience, psychology, behavioral science, computational modeling, and traditional intelligence to better understand the cognitive, emotional, cultural, and organizational factors shaping adversary decision-making. This piece looks at how agentic AI, large-scale data integration, cognitive digital twins, and probabilistic forecasting could help intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance identify behavioral patterns, escalation thresholds, vulnerabilities, and potential intervention points before hostile activity becomes operational. It also emphasizes that AI should augment and not replace human analysts. Human judgment, ethical oversight, transparency, legal review, and accountability must remain central to the development and use of AI-enabled NEURINT.

Document Type

Article

Topic(s)

Emerging Science and Technologies, Future Strategic Concepts, Strategic Competition

Publication Date

7-30-2026

Publisher

Institute for National Strategic Studies

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

NEURINT, neurocognitive intelligence, agentic AI, left-of-bang deterrence, anticipatory intelligence, cognitive digital twins, ISR, human-machine teaming, adversary decision-making, strategic competition

NEURINT in the Age of Generative Agentic AI: A Proposed Paradigm for Left-of-Bang Strategic Deterrence

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