Tim DaviesCEO Projekt Rising - The expert AI partner for SMEs

Exploring the ethical concerns of AI and robotics

8 Dec 2024

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A spoken monologue (YouTube) by Tim Davies reflecting on the promise of intelligence and robotics for individuals, companies, and society, while expressing concern about fully autonomous weapon systems—especially autonomous drones used in war zones—and citing battlefield developments in Ukraine/Russia and tension around the Taiwan Strait. The speaker balances optimism about civilian applications with anxiety about military uses.

So I was raised in the time of the Terminator films. I've always loved technology, and I think the potential for individuals, companies, and society as a whole is amazing. But I am disturbed by the use of fully autonomous drones in war zone environments. And seeing what's being done in the battlefields around Ukraine and Russia being talked about in the Strait of Taiwan is pretty scary stuff. And I think when we're looking at fully autonomous weapon systems, those are areas that keep me up at night. But generally, the application of intelligence and robotics in our work and home environments is only a positive thing.