THE CONCEPT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PARADIGM

Abstract

The article conducts a comprehensive theoretical study of artificial intelligence (AI) as a systemic factor in the transformation of the contemporary international security paradigm. The transition from traditional strategic analysis models to algorithmically driven systems is substantiated, fundamentally altering the ontology of decision-making in the military-political sphere. The author’s attention is focused on the analysis of epistemic shifts within the security environment, specifically the phenomenon of "time compression" and the emergence of the cognitive phenomenon known as "automation bias," which leads to the degradation of critical reflection by human operators in the face of ultra-fast digital solutions. Special emphasis is placed on the role of generative language models as instruments for synthesizing strategic scenarios and processing unstructured data. Specific threats associated with the use of "stochastic parrots" are identified, which are capable of generating extremely persuasive yet substantively hollow  analytical reports, creating the risk of decisions based on algorithmic hallucinations. The research delves into the cognitive risks of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) methods, which can institutionalize the biases of developers and create an "algorithmic confirmation" effect, thereby distorting the objective picture of the security environment.

Through the prism of Ukrainian scientific discourse, the experience of repelling armed aggression is examined, where AI emerges as a dominant component of intelligence and targeting (particularly within programs such as Project Maven). It is proven that the integration of AI into public administration and defense alliances requires the preservation of the "human-in-the-loop" principle as a fundamental condition for ethical control and strategic stability. The study conceptualizes AI not merely as a technological tool but as an integral component of a new global governance architecture that necessitates the immediate formation of international legal regulatory mechanisms. The paper argues that the future of international security depends on the ability of the global community to develop unified rules for "algorithmic behavior," where humans remain the subjects of ethical control, preventing the degradation of critical analysis in the digital age.