From December 6 to 7, the 5th National Open Source Intelligence Technology Conference was held in Beijing, organized by the Open Source Intelligence Technology Committee of the Chinese Information Processing Society of China and co-hosted by the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and TRS Big Data Co., Ltd. Shi Shuicai, Chairman of TRS, attended and delivered a keynote speech titled "The Systemic Revolution of Open Source Intelligence in the Era of Large Models—From Open Source Intelligence to Cognitive Intelligence." The conference attracted over 500 renowned experts and scholars in the field of open source intelligence technology in China, fostering discussions on cutting-edge technologies and their application prospects across various sectors. It provided a high-level platform for collaboration among government, industry, academia, and research, contributing to the innovation and application of open source intelligence technology.
In his opening remarks, Shi emphasized that open source intelligence has become a critical tool in global technological competition and national security. The exponential growth of digital content and breakthroughs in next-generation AI have injected new momentum into academic research and industrial development, transforming open source intelligence into a driver of high-quality productivity. Against this backdrop, the conference served as a valuable platform for researchers, industry practitioners, and institutions to exchange ideas and collaborate on innovation. As one of the co-hosts, TRS takes pride in its role and responsibility. As China's first listed big data technology company, TRS has focused on core technological innovation and industrial integration for over 30 years. From public opinion monitoring to open source intelligence systems, and from knowledge services to cognitive intelligence upgrades, TRS has continuously explored key areas such as data governance, high-quality data and knowledge asset accumulation, large-scale generative AI R&D, and knowledge graph enhancement. Its solutions are widely applied in government, industry, and security sectors, achieving deep synergy between research and practice. Notably, TRS's Tianmu Open Source Intelligence System has gained extensive adoption in security-related fields.
Looking ahead, Shi outlined four key dimensions for advancing open source intelligence: 1. **Strategic Elevation**: Transforming open source intelligence from an informational tool into a national strategic capability for securing "cognitive sovereignty" and "technological dominance." 2. **Autonomous Foundations**: Establishing a fully independent and controllable stack encompassing computing power, core algorithms, and data standards to safeguard intelligence sovereignty. 3. **Paradigm Shift**: Reconstructing intelligence workflows with an "agent ecosystem," transitioning from human-operated tools to human-machine collaboration. 4. **Value Chain Integration**: Creating a closed-loop system from strategic early warning to decision-making support and industrial empowerment, converting intelligence potential into tangible national security and industrial growth drivers.
In his keynote speech, Shi highlighted that open source intelligence is evolving from a supportive role to a driving force in national security and technological innovation, acting as a "strategic neural network" bridging cognitive and technological competition. Addressing challenges in speed, cognition, and methodology, generative AI and agent technologies are revolutionizing intelligence work—shifting from post-event reporting to predictive analysis, from labor-intensive processes to human-AI collaboration, and from information retrieval to situational awareness. He stressed that next-generation open source intelligence systems require three core capabilities: comprehensive perception, real-time cognition, and autonomous coordination, forming a closed-loop from data to decision-making. This system relies on engines for perception, cognition, reasoning, and strategic interaction to tackle challenges like data acquisition, authenticity verification, and dynamic competition, translating insights into actionable strategies. Drawing inspiration from models like Palantir's FDE (Forward-Deployed Engineering), TRS embeds engineering capabilities into user operations, shifting from "delivering functions" to "co-creating value."
Practically, Shi introduced TRS's dual-driven "Data + AI" approach and its agent-based open source intelligence architecture. This framework, supported by a global data platform, agent production base, and scenario-specific agent centers, achieves three leaps: from general intelligence to business empowerment, from tool enhancement to process reengineering, and from IT projects to organization-wide enablement. TRS has launched products like Global Insight and the Tianmu Open Source Intelligence Service Platform, delivering results in global situational awareness, overseas interests protection, and event prediction. Looking forward, Shi projected that open source intelligence will evolve toward "intelligence as a service," "generative intelligence," and "virtual-physical integration with embodied intelligence." He reiterated the need to uphold the principles of strategic elevation, autonomous foundations, paradigm revolution, and value chain integration to realize open source intelligence's pivotal role in cognitive and technological competition.
At a sub-forum, TRS Big Data Co., Ltd. presented on "The Revolutionary Leap in Intelligence Work Paradigms," discussing challenges, capability requirements, and practical implementations of next-generation intelligence methodologies. Using a case study on "Ontology-Based Analysis of a Project's Impact on China and Countermeasures," the presentation demonstrated how Tianmu's platform and knowledge graphs, powered by TRS's agent base, enable multi-agent collaboration for specialized analysis, offering a practical example of the new paradigm.
The successful hosting of this conference has injected fresh momentum into the development and application of open source intelligence technology in China. TRS will continue collaborating with industry users and partners to build an open and synergistic ecosystem, strengthening the intelligence foundation for national security and technological advancement.
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