“Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian government and the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, to develop cooperation with China in the field of artificial intelligence.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian government and the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, to develop cooperation with China in the field of artificial intelligence. This is reported by Reuters. Putin’s brief was published on the Kremlin’s website on Wednesday, January 1, three weeks after he announced that Russia would join forces with BRICS partners and other countries to develop artificial intelligence. Putin instructed the government and Sberbank, which is leading Russia’s AI efforts, to “ensure further cooperation with the People’s Republic of China in technological research and development in the field of artificial intelligence.” Advertisement: Global microchip manufacturers have stopped exporting to Russia due to sanctions, severely limiting its AI ambitions. Sberbank CEO Herman Gref admitted in 2023 that GPUs, the microchips that underlie AI development, are Russia’s most difficult piece of equipment to replace. By cooperating with non-Western countries, Russia seeks to challenge US dominance in one of the most promising and important technologies of the 21st century. Putin announced on December 11 that the new AI Alliance Network will bring together experts from the BRICS countries and other interested states.Advertisement: Currently, Russia ranks 31st out of 83 countries in terms of implementation, innovation and investment in artificial intelligence in the Global Artificial Intelligence Index