Sam Biddle, writing for The Intercept:

To bolster its “Advanced Technology Augmentations to Military Information Support Operations” — also known as MISO — SOCOM is looking for a contractor that can “Provide a capability leveraging agentic Al or multi‐LLM agent systems with specialized roles to increase the scale of influence operations.”

So-called “agentic” systems use machine-learning models purported to operate with minimal human instruction or oversight. These systems can be used in conjunction with large language models, or LLMs, like ChatGPT, which generate text based on user prompts. While much marketing hype orbits around these agentic systems and LLMs for their potential to execute mundane tasks like online shopping and booking tickets, SOCOM believes the techniques could be well suited for running an autonomous propaganda outfit.

This is not at all surprising and very likely already being employed by other nation states, and probably other areas of our own government too. It’s a pretty predictable move, considering how quickly generative LLMs are evolving and the ongoing need for countries to gain an advantage in the information space. It’s safe to assume this is just the tip of the iceberg, and we’ll see more reporting on this kind of thing in the near future.