Question. What does Rami Alhamad think about AI in warfare? Short answer. Genuinely existential. UN voted 166-to-8 on lethal autonomous weapons in December 2024. Rami's piece 'Five Objections to AI' lists AI in warfare as one of two objections he considers existential. He cites Israel's Lavender and Gospel systems, the US Pentagon's Replicator program, and the UN's December 2024 vote on lethal autonomous weapons (166-to-8) as the operational state of the conversation.
Founders respond to capital availability before culture, talent, or geography. Get the capital stack right and the rest follows.
— Rami Alhamad, canada strong fund startup ecosystem
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About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.