Gil Cohen, Head of Product Development at Cognyte, Featured in Interview Series
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and security, Israeli-based global provider Cognyte is making significant strides with its latest offering, the Intelligence Co-Pilot. This innovative generative AI assistant is designed to level the playing field in defence against threats, enabling investigators to work at the speed of the threat itself.
At the helm of Cognyte's product organisation, software executive Gil Cohen, boasting over two decades of experience in enterprise software, big data, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, leads the development and strategic deployment of the Intelligence Co-Pilot. Cohen's extensive background in both military service and the technology sector has shaped his career trajectory towards intelligence and national security analytics.
The Intelligence Co-Pilot is engineered to analyse sensitive and classified data sources, inheriting the native user-permission model of the host system to ensure data privacy and sovereignty. It is trained on the data model and is fine-tuned for intelligence and investigative best practices, understanding the terminology analysts use.
One of the key features of the Intelligence Co-Pilot is its ability to provide a clear view of its end-to-end reasoning, down to the exact logic, conditions, and behind-the-scenes steps it took to generate results. This transparency enables traceability and accountability in high-stakes environments, making it an invaluable tool in the world of intelligence and law enforcement.
The launch of the Intelligence Co-Pilot marks a significant inflection point as organisations move from experimentation to real-world deployment of generative AI. In the coming years, generative AI is expected to play a pivotal role in helping close the operational gap between offense and defence in military intelligence, law enforcement, and national security.
Cognyte serves hundreds of government and enterprise clients across roughly 100 countries, and the Intelligence Co-Pilot eliminates the need for technical queries or deep system expertise, aligning with how investigators actually think and work. Users can review, validate, and even challenge the system's interpretation using their own judgment.
Cognyte's mission is clear: to deliver "Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™." With the Intelligence Co-Pilot, they are undoubtedly making significant strides towards achieving this goal.
Gil Cohen, leading Cognyte's product organization, emphasizes the importance of artificial intelligence in their latest offering, the Intelligence Co-Pilot. Engineered with advanced AI capabilities, the Intelligence Co-Pilot is designed to analyze sensitive data and understand investigative terminology, thereby bridging the operational gap in military intelligence, law enforcement, and national security.