AI, Power, and Responsibility: Understanding the Stakes in a Changing World

The Rt Hon Geoffrey Hoon , Former UK Secretary of State for Defence I t’s a privilege to be here[ 2 ] with defense professionals, technologists, scholars, and strategic thinkers—each committed to shaping a secure and resilient global future. I extend my sincere thanks to Professor Anis H. Bajrektarevic , to IFIMES, and to the Global Academy for the Geo-Politico-Technological Futures for organizing this vital series of discussion on artificial intelligence and robotics—topics that increasingly defines the trajectory of our global civilisation: the understanding—and the implications—of Artificial Intelligence. Having spent the better part of my career immersed in questions of national defence, strategy, and governance, I have often been confronted with new technologies that force us to recalibrate both our expectations and our responsibilities. From the Cold War's nuclear stand-off to today’s digital battlefield, each generation faces its own version of transformative r...