Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned world leaders about the dangers of an artificial intelligence-driven war in a stark address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

"It's only a matter of time, not much, before drones are fighting drones, attacking critical infrastructure and targeting people all by themselves, fully autonomous and no human involved, except the few who control AI systems," Zelenskyy said.

"We are now living through the most destructive arms race in human history because this time, it includes artificial intelligence."

His address came at a time of heightened alarm in Europe after recent Russian drone incursions into some of NATO's eastern member states , which raised fears of a regional spillover from Russia's 3 1/2-year-old, full-scale invasion of

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