Ukraine drone chief warns AI weapons threaten human control
Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, issued a warning about artificial intelligence in warfare during an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
Russian bounty and legal status
Ukrainian officials state that Russia is offering twenty million dollars for information regarding Brovdi's location. Russian courts have sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia while he leads the unmanned forces since June 2025.
Concerns over autonomous technology
The commander argues that merging artificial intelligence with robotic systems creates weapons humanity cannot properly manage. He describes this situation as a digital panopticon where control is slipping away from human operators.
Context of recent violence
These comments follow reports that Russia used fully autonomous drones to kill civilians in earlier incidents. The warning arrives just before the United Nations considers negotiating limits on such weaponry.
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