Humanoid robots have taken part in a demonstration outside Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs in Warsaw, as organisers called for greater regulation of artificial intelligence and measures to protect human workers from the potential impact of automation.
The unusual demonstration brought several robots onto the streets as part of an initiative organised by Democratism, which is seeking to generate public discussion about the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics.
The robots gathered outside the ministry carrying different flags and displaying protest messages as organisers used the machines to illustrate how quickly AI and robotisation are becoming part of everyday life.
The demonstration focused on concerns about the future of employment, particularly the possibility that increasingly capable AI systems and robots could replace human workers across different industries.
Organisers said the event was intended to encourage debate about how governments should regulate the adoption of artificial intelligence and automation while considering their consequences for the working class.
One of the humanoid robots at the demonstration identified itself as Agibot A3, operated by Delta Robots.
“My name is Agibot A3, and I am a humanoid robot operated by Delta Robots. I am not protesting because Democratism is not a movement against robots or artificial intelligence. The robots here are meant to demonstrate that this technology is already a reality.”
The statement highlighted the central message of the demonstration. The organisers were not presenting the robots as opponents of artificial intelligence. Instead, they used the machines as a physical demonstration of the technology whose rapid adoption is generating concerns about employment and regulation.
The robots were also seen displaying flags and participating in chants connected with the demonstration, attracting attention from people in the Polish capital.
Speaking at the event, organiser Grzegorz Kulis said people working closely with emerging technologies were increasingly aware of the speed at which AI was developing.
“As people who work with this every day and are immersed in these technologies, we feel the pace of change a little more than our fellow citizens, and we feel obligated to inform everyone.”
Kulis warned that the effects of the technology on employment could become a significant social issue if governments and the public fail to begin discussing it early.
“We may soon have a problem, and we need to start talking about it.”
The demonstration comes amid growing international debate over the impact of artificial intelligence, automation and humanoid robotics on jobs.
While AI companies and robotics developers continue to promote the technology’s potential to improve productivity and create new opportunities, workers and labour organisations have raised concerns about job displacement, changes to working conditions and the need for stronger protections.
The Warsaw demonstration sought to bring those concerns into the public debate in an unconventional way, placing humanoid robots at the centre of a protest about whether humans could eventually lose jobs to the same technology they are developing.
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 the Polish digital affairs ministry.
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