About
A.J. Nash spent nearly two decades in the U.S. Intelligence Community before bringing that expertise to the private sector, where he has spent the past decade reshaping how organizations think about and practice intelligence. During his government career, A.J. delivered intelligence to some of the nation's most senior decision-makers, including intelligence agency directors, the U.S. Secretary of State, members of Congress, and the White House. His work spanned combat operations support, indications and warning, counter-IED efforts, combating human trafficking, and addressing nation-state, criminal, and hacktivist cyber threats. Since transitioning to the private sector in 2015, A.J. has helped dozens of organizations build or mature their intelligence programs while establishing himself as a leading voice in the industry. He has authored over 160 articles and media appearances in outlets including the New York Times, Security Week, RSA Conference, and Blackhat, and hosts the award-winning Unspoken Security podcast. His keynotes at venues such as RSA Conference, FS-ISAC, and the Norwegian Security Festival have challenged audiences to move beyond reactive "cyber threat intelligence" toward true, decision-enabling intelligence. A.J. currently serves as Founder and CEO of Unspoken Security, LLC and Co-Founder and CEO of QBRIC, Inc. He holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, where he also earned a Graduate Certificate in Servant Leadership.
Sessions
Welcome to the Post-Truth World!
What you will learn:
Institutional trust was already collapsing before generative AI arrived, as evidenced by fewer than three in ten Americans trusting the media to report accurately and seven in ten people globally believing their leaders intentionally mislead them. Into that environment came the most powerful misinformation weapons in human history - now available to any malicious actor with a smartphone, requiring no particular expertise. That is one threat people are beginning to discuss, but it is neither the only threat nor the most dangerous. Human deference to AI - driven by both an evolutionary pull toward the easiest solution and relentless pressure for efficiency - is accelerating the slide as trained professionals in high-stakes environments trust AI outputs without verification, producing fabricated legal citations, hallucinated research, and published books full of quotes that were never spoken. The third and most dangerous threat arrives when dependency becomes total. When those who control AI platforms control the information environment itself, history will become negotiable because all witnesses to the contrary will either be gone or dismissed as disinformation. Drawing on nearly two decades of Intelligence Community experience, AJ Nash examines how far we have traveled toward a Post-Truth World - and what it will take to slow the slide before it becomes a freefall.