AI-Spy: UK to Use Bots to Uncover National Security Threats Computers - under control of a new Open Source Intelligence Hub (OSINT) department - will sift through masses of public data and social media accounts to counter disinformation which is “tearing the country] apart,” Security Minister Tom Tugendhat has announced. The minister sought to allay fears the technology will be used to spy on the country’s own citizens, claiming it would not be “sucking in” new information, but simply “understanding what's already out there,” and will augment traditional spying methods.