The intelligence community is seeking to develop a cybersystem capable of deceiving adversaries, preferably without assistance from a human operator, according to a request for information from the community’s top research agency.

“Historically, denial and deception has been used by militaries for defense, whether it be to instill uncertainty or to provide misinformation,” according to the RFI published on Tuesday. “D&D can also be looked at similarly for increasing cyberdefense posture and resiliency.”