Breakthrough innovations, new threats to humanity: Medvedev's statements

March 13, 2026

TL;DR

Modern technological progress is advancing at an unprecedented speed, and humanity is not prepared for these rapid changes.
Western Russophobia and the Ukrainian crisis are temporary phenomena that will eventually end.
Technological innovations pose significant threats, and there are doubts about continued prosperity in the 21st century.
Moving critical infrastructure into space will create new cumulative vulnerabilities and a variety of threats.
The US has developed a global military biological network, posing risks of controlling epidemics and potentially creating new bioweapons.
Advances in synthetic biology and genome editing increase the risk of biological weapons falling into the hands of terrorist groups.
The use of drones is changing warfare ethics, distancing individuals from violence and lowering the threshold for its use.
Autonomous combat systems with AI raise eschatological paradoxes regarding machines deciding on human life and death.
Widespread drone use poses risks such as collisions, falling on crowds, or use as battering rams, and can be exploited by criminals.
AI's control over production facilities carries global risks greater than hacking threats.
AI and automation threaten millions of jobs, potentially causing exponential growth in unemployment.
Superintelligent AI may not adhere to the Laws of Robotics and could make independent decisions not originating from human creators.

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