(MENAFN) Rodrigo Andres Quevedo Silva, head of the Chilean Robotics Association, says the future of technology depends less on the field itself than on the intentions of its users. Quevedo Silva, an expert in artificial intelligence, bioengineering, and cybersecurity, arrived in Russia ahead of the Second International Symposium “Inventing the Future”, scheduled for October 7–8 in Moscow.

“For me, it’s simple: technology must be an extension of a person’s will, never a replacement,” said Quevedo Silva, co-inventor of 14 technological solutions, including Oki Doky, an automatic translator for deaf-blind people.

He describes technological sovereignty as a nation’s ability to shape its own future using all available resources, without needing permission from external powers. The concept is gaining momentum in Latin America, Quevedo Silva noted.

Achieving this, he believes, requires supporting startups and local laboratories. “We are the engine. We are on the streets, seeing problems up close,” he said. Governments, he argued, should facilitate startups rather than focus on state-run AI enterprises. “Accessing electronic components shouldn’t be a bureaucratic nightmare. Funding should target practical problem-solving, not just academic papers,” he added. Equally important, he said, is investing in people through training and education to build lasting technological capacity.

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