Russia Will Approve New Version Of Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that he will approve a new version of Russia's artificial intelligence development strategy.

Putin said that he will sign a presidential decree in the near future to approve the new version of the national artificial intelligence development strategy. In view of the rapid development of technology, the document will make a series of major revisions to specify the goals and tasks, starting with expanding basic and applied research in the fields of generative artificial intelligence and large language models.

Putin asked the government, the Artificial Intelligence Alliance and the Russian Academy of Sciences to develop a mechanism to ensure that Russian scientists have access to existing and under-construction supercomputers in Russia. Special preferential policies for the use of computing infrastructure are provided to college students engaged in scientific research and practical activities in the field of artificial intelligence. He said that the existing computing power of Russian supercomputers should be increased by at least an order of magnitude, which is crucial for the further development of generative artificial intelligence.

Putin said that we must vigorously cultivate scientific research talents in the field of artificial intelligence. In particular, leading universities in the field of artificial intelligence teaching and research will increase master's degree training courses in this field next year and increase the enrollment rate of college students in basic artificial intelligence courses through the federal budget. He also proposed that we should consider changing the financing structure in the field of scientific research and allocate more funds for the research and development of generative artificial intelligence and large language models. On this basis, we create breakthrough products that are more competitive with the world's leading products and form new markets and services.

In October 2019, Putin signed an order to approve the national artificial intelligence development strategy until 2030 to promote Russia's development in the field of artificial intelligence.