Robot revolt? Polish company stages protest demanding stricter AI rules | Euronews
Robot revolt? Polish company stages protest demanding stricter AI rules | Euronews
摘要: Robot revolt? Polish company stages protest demanding stricter AI rules
FILE - A robot dances at the Agibot booth during the second press day of the
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Robot revolt? Polish company stages protest demanding stricter AI rules
FILE - A robot dances at the Agibot booth during the second press day of the IFA 2026 consumer electronic fair, IFA, in Berlin Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
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Una Hajdari
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08/09/2026 - 10:40 GMT+2
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In Warsaw, marching robots waved flags and chanted slogans outside the digital affairs ministry, calling on Poland's government to regulate AI before it costs people their jobs.
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans and marching in circles, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of Poland's digital affairs ministry.
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The protest was organised by Democratism, an initiative that, according to its website, aims to launch debate on how AI and robotisation affect the labour market.
In a scene that blurred the line between protest and product demonstration, one of the machines fielded questions directly from journalists.
"The robots present here are meant to show that this technology is already a reality," Agibot A3, one of the AI-powered humanoid robots, said — a statement that proved its own point rather neatly.
Chants of "Defend workplaces," "Time for rules" and "Don't wait, regulate" played on loudspeakers as the robots — which ranged from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadrupeds — demonstrated.
"We particularly want to address the issue of the potential replacement of people both by humanoid robots and by artificial intelligence in cognitive work," said (human) organiser Grzegorz Kuliś.
"If we don't react now, we may soon have a problem," he added, emphasising the need for "rules and regulations that would serve as a shield protecting workers".
Aside from attracting the