Intelligence Function and Soft Security:Change in Functions of International Private Security Companies in AI Time and Its Implications
[Research purpose]The involvement of international private security companies(PSCs)in global security affairs in the post-cold war era has attracted widespread attention.Under the"Belt and Road"initiative,it has become an urgent task for Chinese security companies to go overseas.International security companies carry the intelligence function in the AI age,and analyzing this phenomenon is of great theoretical and practical significance.[Research method]This paper adopts the research methods of literature research,historical research,case study and induction to analyze the functional transformation of international private security companies,and focuses on the intelligence function,nature and significance of international private security companies in light of the social structure and security environ-ment and demand in the AI era.[Research conclusion]The security environment and security demand after the industrial revolution gave birth to the modern private security system.The modern security system in the late industrial revolution was characterized by"hard securi-ty".The security pattern in the post-cold war era(especially the global anti-terrorism war)provided the impetus for the emergence of in-ternational private military security companies.In the AI era,the intelligence function of international private security companies has changed.Under the conditions of pervasive application of IT,the intelligence function of international PSCs has come to the fore,thus un-locking the prelude to the"soft security"model."Soft security"not only implies a more covert and detailed control of power in the AI age,but also means that the core concept of security governance has shifted from recovery to prevention.The"soft security"model of in-ternational private security shows a form of security that maintains the expansive power.
intelligenceintelligence functionintelligence servicesoft securityinternational private military security companies(PSCs)
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