It’s honestly sad to see so much energy and money being poured into making smarter and deadlier weapons, instead of finding ways to end the violence altogether. I get that Ukraine wants to defend itself, but mass-producing AI drones just means more destruction on both sides and a never-ending cycle of retaliation. The fact that this is being celebrated as a big technological achievement misses the point—shouldn’t we be investing in diplomacy and peace instead? Now there’s talk of massive deals to sell these drones to the U.S., which will just fuel more conflicts around the world. It feels like we’re normalizing war as a business and an industry, rather than something awful we should be trying to stop. Imagine what could happen if those billions went to rebuilding, education, or healthcare instead. We need to start valuing human life over military “innovation”—peace should be the real priority.