Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar Warns Against Technocapitalist Domination at SAHA EXPO 2026
Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Baykar, delivered a keynote speech titled 'Vision Speech' during the SAHA EXPO 2026 held at the Istanbul Expo Center. In his address, Bayraktar critically analyzed the current state of global technology, warning against what he termed 'Technocapitalist Global Domination.' He argued that major tech monopolies have created a 'spider web' of addiction and control, exploiting human neurological weaknesses through algorithms designed to trigger anger and fear rather than promote truth. Using the ancient Turkish epic of Tepegoz (Cyclops) as a metaphor, he illustrated how unchecked technological power can become a destructive force against society. Bayraktar emphasized the urgent need for a national technology movement and a robust domestic software ecosystem to preserve human dignity and independence. He called for a shift in values, asserting that technology should serve humanity and be guided by ethical principles, faith, and compassion, rather than reducing humans to mere data points or 'machine people.' The speech highlighted the importance of maintaining moral integrity in the face of advancing artificial intelligence and digital surveillance.
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Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar Warns Against Technocapitalist Domination at SAHA EXPO 2026
Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Baykar, delivered a keynote speech titled 'Vision Speech' during the SAHA EXPO 2026 held at the Istanbul Expo Center. In his address, Bayraktar critically analyzed the current state of global technology, warning against what he termed 'Technocapitalist Global Domination.' He argued that major tech monopolies have created a 'spider web' of addiction and control, exploiting human neurological weaknesses through algorithms designed to trigger anger and fear rather than promote truth. Using the ancient Turkish epic of Tepegoz (Cyclops) as a metaphor, he illustrated how unchecked technological power can become a destructive force against society. Bayraktar emphasized the urgent need for a national technology movement and a robust domestic software ecosystem to preserve human dignity and independence. He called for a shift in values, asserting that technology should serve humanity and be guided by ethical principles, faith, and compassion, rather than reducing humans to mere data points or 'machine people.' The speech highlighted the importance of maintaining moral integrity in the face of advancing artificial intelligence and digital surveillance.
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