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Critical Thinking Collapse 2.0: AI’s Impact on OSINT
AI isn’t just speeding up OSINT - it’s reshaping what investigators and leaders believe is true. As hallucinations, data poisoning, and AI-generated narratives flood the information space, critical thinking is collapsing inside intelligence cycles. This blog exposes how AI-shaped distortions already influence investigations, threat intelligence, and decision-making and what must be done to stop the next intelligence failure.

Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Feb 119 min read


The Next Five Years of OSINT: Trends Innovations and Challenges Transforming Investigative Landscapes
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is entering its most disruptive era yet. What was once a clear, open landscape is splintering into disappearing data, platform restrictions, AI-driven deception, and geopolitical pressure that reshapes information in real time. OSINT is no longer just about collecting data, it’s about surviving a shifting environment that will redefine how investigators work in the next five years.

Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Jan 77 min read
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