Automated Target Profiling: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Open-Source Intelligence Collection
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2451-3113
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 190
Published on: Jul 5, 2025
Published by: Nicolae Balcescu Land Forces Academy
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