{"id":4405,"date":"2025-03-11T17:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/department-of-energy-mentions-nonhuman-intelligence-in-2012-public-document-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:03:51","slug":"department-of-energy-mentions-nonhuman-intelligence-in-2012-public-document-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/department-of-energy-mentions-nonhuman-intelligence-in-2012-public-document-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Energy mentions “nonhuman intelligence” in 2012 public document"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discovery of “Nonhuman Intelligence” in 2012 DOE Document<\/strong><\/p>\n

I came across a fascinating document while exploring the DOE OpenNet site using the search term “nonhuman.” <\/p>\n

You can check out the document here: National Security Information Fundamental Classification Guidance Review, Report to the Information Security Oversight Office, June 2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This report discusses the DOE’s internal classification guidance developed in response to a 2012 Executive Order. It outlines various topics that are exempt from automatic declassification after 25 years.<\/p>\n

The phrase “nonhuman” appears three times in the document: on page 85 in the “Working Group for Intelligence” section, and twice on page 90 in the “Working Group for Counterintelligence” section. <\/p>\n

One notable excerpt reads:<\/p>\n

“Seventy-nine topics exempt from automatic declassification at 25 years because the release would reveal a relationship with an intelligence or security service of a foreign government or international organization, or the use of a nonhuman intelligence source<\/strong>; or impair the effectiveness of an intelligence method currently in use, available for use, or under development, with 75 of the topics referring declassification to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), another Intelligence Community agency, or by source document (25X1).”<\/p>\n

This language suggests that the DOE acknowledges having information derived from a nonhuman intelligence source. While it’s arguable that the term “nonhuman” may hold different meanings today\u2014often associated with aliens or extraterrestrials\u2014it’s also possible that it refers to information gleaned from material samples or signals intelligence, which, although human-derived, may not typically be considered “human intelligence.”<\/p>\n

To me, this seems like a significant find, and I\u2019m curious to hear others’ thoughts on it.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the 2017 and 2022 follow-up versions of this report do not mention “nonhuman intelligence” at all. You can find reports from all agencies here: Review of Fundamental Classification Guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those interested, here\u2019s the link to DOE OpenNet, which serves as a database for declassified information: DOE OpenNet<\/a>. I found 63 other references for “nonhuman” in my search\u2014most of which seem to relate to animal testing\u2014but I haven\u2019t explored them all yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nDiscovery of “Nonhuman Intelligence” in 2012 DOE Document I came across a fascinating document while exploring the DOE OpenNet site using the search term “nonhuman.” You can check out the document here: National Security Information Fundamental Classification Guidance Review, Report to the Information Security Oversight Office, June 2012. This report discusses the DOE’s internal classification…\n<\/div>\n
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