‘Peace in Europe no longer default situation’, warns Czech president Petr Pavel – Europe live

European state officials are meeting in Prague to discuss the state of the transatlantic alliance at a global security conference

In a short Q&A, Pavel gets asked about the role of AI and technology more broadly.

He says it is “beyond any doubt that technology will be the weapon of the future,” as he points out to Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi focusing on this issue during their talks in China this week.

“I think we have to take it seriously, because mainly China is our is doing tremendous progress in this, and experience from both Ukraine and the Middle East shows that technological superiority can be a true game changer.”

“It must once again be actively protected, defended and maintained. The lesson of this moment is not that Europe is alone it is that Europe needs to be strong enough to stand on its own when needed.” Continue reading...