Selçuk Bayraktar Warns Against ‘Machine Invasion’ at Turkish AI Summit
Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the prominent Turkish technology company Baykar, recently expressed deep concern about a future characterised by an “invasion of machines and machine-humans” at the Turkey Artificial Intelligence Summit. His remarks, from one of Turkey’s leading technology figures, highlight ethical and societal challenges arising from rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and automation.
During his address, Bayraktar cautioned against the “dominance of a soulless rationalism” and a “materialism that grants life and freedom rights only to itself.” He further emphasised that in such a future, concepts like faith, love, compassion, and freedom would be absent, contributing to a critical debate on AI’s potential impact on humanity.
Bayraktar, a key figure behind Turkey’s advancements in defence and aerospace technology—particularly known for Baykar’s development of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles like the Bayraktar TB2 drone—lends significant weight to these warnings. His position underscores that Turkey’s leading technologists are considering the broader ethical and moral consequences of innovation beyond just technical development.
The challenges Bayraktar raises are central to the global discussion on AI ethics, autonomous decision-making, and safeguarding human values. Turkey, with its ambitious AI goals, demonstrates through such statements a recognition of the need to balance technological progress with societal and ethical considerations.
Source: Haberglobal
