Pharmacists Challenge NAFDAC\u2019s 70% Drug Import Reduction Claim<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe robots present here are meant to show that this technology is already a reality,\u201d Agibot A3 said.<\/p>\n
The procession featured different types of robots, ranging from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadrupeds, as loudspeakers blared slogans including: \u201cDefend workplaces\u201d, \u201cTime for rules\u201d, and \u201cDon\u2019t wait, regulate\u201d.<\/p>\n
For the organisers, the spectacle was intended to send a serious warning about the pace at which artificial intelligence and robotics are advancing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe particularly want to address the issue of the potential replacement of people both by humanoid robots and by artificial intelligence in cognitive work,\u201d organiser Grzegorz Kulis told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t react now, we may soon have a problem,\u201d he added, calling for \u201crules and regulations that would serve as a shield protecting workers\u201d.<\/p>\n
Kulis said the decision to put robots at the centre of the demonstration was deliberate, arguing that their ability to operate in public spaces illustrated how quickly the technology was developing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides attracting the attention of several passers-by, Kulis said the use of robots was meant to show their existing capabilities and thereby, the urgency of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese robots can already move around freely, they\u2019re already \u2018protesting\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The unusual demonstration also drew the attention of Poland\u2019s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who visited the scene and spoke with Kulis.<\/p>\n
Gawkowski warned that the continued development of AI-powered humanoid robots could create serious challenges if the technology remained inadequately controlled.<\/p>\n
\u201cUncontrolled (AI) models, implemented into humanoids that will also keep evolving as robotisation moves forward, are a major problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kulis, who is now CIO of a robotics company and CEO of an employment agency, has previously served two terms on the Labor Market Council at Poland\u2019s Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy.<\/p>\n
He said those behind the demonstration felt compelled to raise public awareness about the speed of technological change.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel responsible for starting to inform society about the rapid and dynamic technological changes which personally frighten us,\u201d Kulis told AFP.<\/p>\n
The protest comes as Poland continues implementing the European Union\u2019s regulatory framework for artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
In July, Poland\u2019s conservative-nationalist President Karol Nawrocki signed into law a bill proposed by the digital affairs ministry to put the EU AI Act into practice.<\/p>\n
The legislation created a national authority responsible for enforcing existing EU regulations, which had already formally come into force.<\/p>\n
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