Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is ‘unacceptable and dangerous’

ABC News: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to endorse a national strategy for artificial intelligence development in Russia, aiming to counteract what he perceives as a dangerous Western monopoly in the field. Speaking at an AI conference in Moscow, Putin stressed the need for Russian solutions in AI, deeming foreign technological dominance in Russia as unacceptable and hazardous. He highlighted concerns that Western-developed AI systems, trained on Western data, reflect Western ethics and norms, potentially leading to the digital marginalization of Russian culture.

Putin warned that such AI could be xenophobic and biased, neglecting or ignoring Russian culture, science, and literature. To combat this, he pledged additional resources for supercomputer development and research in generative AI and large language models, emphasizing the importance of incorporating Russian traditional values and cultural heritage. Putin acknowledged that banning AI development is impractical and stressed the need for safeguards, predicting that global security guidelines for AI would emerge once the risks are fully recognized.

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