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Studies & Observations
RESEARCH NOTES
We’ve been experimenting with low-cost, makeshift approaches to automated media monitoring and open-source research. The result looks and feels more like Gibson’s unevenly distributed future than the Jetsons’ bright and shiny version- but it’s a reliable system.
This case study covers an informal in-house brainstorming exercise using ChatGPT. It shows an iterative, 15-point prompt-and-response chain, in a non-technical format that can be easily replicated or adapted by non-technical users.
One of the great - and ironic - benefits of a state as well documented as the US, is that efforts to remove, delete, or ignore its vast pools of data inevitably inspire widespread resistance and countermeasures…
This research note observes that AI work is fundamentally experimental, and discusses technology assisted research, user purpose and search object in AI prompting, and distinctions between large language models and search engines.
This research note is part of a series on AI benchmarking and cross-pollinated methods.
This research note is part of an occasional series on AI benchmarking and cross-pollinated methods. The note addresses COSTAR prompting, working with different prompt configurations, modifying COSTAR to prioritise information targets, and the pitfalls of putting the horse before the cart.
This research note is part of an occasional series on AI benchmarking and cross-pollinated methods. The note addresses different prompt configurations for role-context-task (RCT prompting) and prime-persona-privacy-product-polish (5P prompting) tasks.
This research note on governance and infrastructure is the fifth in a series on evidence controls and digital technologies. The series develops points raised at the Danish Institute for International Studies, and research now part of a larger international collaboration on information and communications technology.
This research note on forensic expectations and aesthetics is the fourth in a series on evidence controls and digital technologies. The series develops points raised at the Danish Institute for International Studies, and research now part of a larger international collaborative project on information and communications technology.
This research note on the case of post-war Iraq and the UN Investigative Team for the Accountability of Daesh (UNITAD) is the third in a series on evidence controls and digital technologies. The series develops points raised at the Danish Institute for International Studies, and research now part of a larger international collaborative project on information and communications technology.
This research note on the case of wartime Ukraine is the second in a series on evidence controls and digital technologies. The series develops points raised at the Danish Institute for International Studies, and research now part of a larger international collaborative project on information and communications technology.
PERIODIC REPORTING
Company Updates
Craighead Kellas SAAR (CKS) is pleased to announce that it has been accepted onto the UK Ministry of Defence R-Cloud marketplace for defence science and technology research. This reinforces the company’s position as a trusted supplier of strategic and applied research for defence and security clients.
Craighead Kellas is pleased to announce that it has been accepted onto the UK’s Analysis for Science & Technology Research in Defence (ASTRID) framework. This reinforces the company’s position as a trusted partner in strategic and applied research for defence and security decision-making.
The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) in Copenhagen hosted a public seminar on 17 September 2024 on "Conflict, Crisis, and Connectivity: The Role of Digital Devices from Ukraine to the Sahel." CKS director Mike Innes presented observations from his research and from his service in Iraq with the UN Investigative Team for the Accountability of Daesh (UNITAD).
CKS attended an event in Dubai on “AI in the Workplace”, held at the Capital Club in the Dubai International Financial Centre on September 2nd, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.