President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues,
Today, with the involvement of top Russian technology companies, we will review the progress of our joint efforts in the field of artificial intelligence. Together with many of those present here, we return to this topic in various formats and settings on a regular basis. Just at the end of last year, during Sber’s specialised conference (is Mr Gref present here?), as well as at the meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, we had an extensive discussion of the exceptional and far-reaching importance of the work to develop and widely implement of these solutions.
I want to emphasise once again that artificial intelligence, along with digital platforms and autonomous systems, is shaping an entirely new landscape for the economy, public relations, the social sphere, education, healthcare, logistics and industry, as well as defence and security – in essence, for the life of the nation as a whole. The sovereignty of the Russian state in the near future – and, without exaggeration, its very existence – depends on our ability to keep pace with these global transformations.
It is also crucial to recognise the rapid pace of advancement in artificial intelligence technologies. Foundation language models and neural networks with immense computational capacity are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Until recently, such systems were tested primarily on their ability to process encyclopaedic knowledge. However, this year, during specialised evaluations, they have demonstrated remarkable capabilities for deep, interdisciplinary analysis.
To be continued.