AI-based solutions are crucial to state, technological, and value sovereignty of country

Moscow: The headline plenary discussion, Future with AI, has concluded at the international AI Journey conference. Russian President Vladimir Putin pa...

Moscow: The headline plenary discussion, Future with AI, has concluded at the international AI Journey conference. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the event moderated by Sberbank’s CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board Herman Gref.

Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Sberbank and the AI Alliance for their relentless pursuit of the values of progress and efforts to unite the state, business, and academia around technological advancement. He emphasized that AI had made an enormous leap in recent years, acquiring autonomy in decision-making. These technologies have become strategically pivotal, with leading nations competing for ownership of fundamental AI models. The development of AI ranks among the greatest technological endeavors in history.

Russia possesses a comprehensive spectrum of AI solutions fully controlled by Russian experts throughout their lifecycle. This is the only way to ensure state, technological, and value sovereignty for Russia. Therefore, infrastructure for building AI models, including data processing centers and electronic components, must be strengthened. AI should find wide application across all sectors, supported by adequate regulation and ethical standards. AI should be developed through international collaboration, supported by bilateral ties, BRICS partnerships, and engagement from other organizations.

The goal outlined in the Russian AI Development Strategy is to achieve a cumulative contribution of AI to GDP by 2030 above RUB 11 tn. Vladimir Putin urged the federal government and regional heads to draft a national plan for implementing generative AI across industries and regions.

As Herman Gref pointed out, AI already influences and will increasingly shape every facet of life—healthcare, science, education, economics, and industry. Specific transformations were detailed by Russian and foreign experts taking part in the plenary discussion.