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Fear is Useful: AI and Robotics as a Threat to Our Freedom and Security

AI, robotics, freedom, security threats

By Richard Golian

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Many people today fail to grasp the risks that come with the rapid advancement of AI and robotics. It is time to ask the hard questions: What scenarios await us in the future? How do we prepare for them, and how should we respond?

The first step in addressing any potential problem is acknowledging it. So I ask: what if physical control—or even elimination—carried out by AI-powered robots stops being just a sci-fi concept?

I wish I could dismiss this question as absurd and irrelevant, but I know that ignoring it or downplaying its significance will not protect us from future dangers or the loss of personal freedom.

We already have systems where AI assists in managing drones, military operations, and real-time behavioural analysis. But what if, tomorrow, a drone is hovering outside your balcony? It will not have moral dilemmas, will not feel remorse, and will not question an order. And that is assuming it even needs an order at all. If such technology falls into the wrong hands, who will stop it? Do we truly believe that our law enforcement agencies will be able to protect us from swarms of small, autonomous flying objects when the development and production of such technology are becoming cheaper and increasingly accessible? Today, terrorists must risk their freedom and lives. Technology can make terrorism anonymous, pushing it into an entirely new dimension.

The next step is a world where systems and machines make decisions on their own. But what does “decision-making” even mean in the context of AI? It is not just about following an instruction—it is about choosing between multiple options, often based on data that humans cannot even see, let alone understand. And when these decisions happen within milliseconds, is any kind of external intervention even possible?

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Autonomous drones that do not hesitate. Cheap robotics accessible to anyone. Decision-making at speeds where human intervention is impossible. Most people underestimate these risks. This article explains why fear, in this case, is useful.
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Common questions on this article's topic

Are autonomous drones already being used in warfare?
Yes. Autonomous drone technology is actively deployed in the Ukraine conflict. Ukraine produced an estimated 2 million drones in 2024, with AI-equipped strike drones capable of determining attack timing without direct operator commands. Russia has integrated AI navigation into its Shahed drones. The scale and pace of autonomous warfare is accelerating rapidly. This is no longer a theoretical concern.
Could autonomous weapons make decisions without human oversight?
This is already happening at limited scale. AI-integrated targeting systems can compress decision cycles from hours to seconds, making meaningful human intervention increasingly difficult. The ICRC has raised concerns about weapons that self-initiate strikes in response to environmental data without the operator knowing the specific target or timing. The speed of these systems fundamentally challenges traditional frameworks of accountability and ethics.
Is there an international treaty regulating autonomous weapons?
No. Despite 161 UN member states voting in favour of discussing regulation in November 2024, there is no legally binding international treaty on autonomous weapons comparable to nuclear arms agreements. The main obstacle is consensus-based decision-making, where a single country can block proposals. In October 2024, the UN Secretary-General and ICRC President jointly called for a treaty by 2026 — acknowledging that one does not currently exist.
How accessible is military drone technology becoming?
Increasingly accessible and affordable. Autonomous weapons do not require expensive raw materials, making them cheap to mass-produce. As costs fall and technology proliferates, the barrier to entry shrinks — raising the concern that drone-based threats could become available to non-state actors, making terrorism potentially anonymous and pushing it into an entirely new dimension.
Could AI be used to develop biological weapons?
This is considered a realistic and growing threat. In a 2024 study, researchers using AI protein design tools generated over 70,000 DNA sequences for toxic variant proteins, and existing biosecurity screening tools failed to flag many of them. Harvard's Belfer Centre and the Centre for a New American Security have both identified AI-enabled bioweapons as a serious national security risk.