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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko opened Science Day at the AI Journey forum, the year's key event in the field of artificial intelligence. The forum focused on the emerging ideas that shape the future of our country.
"Our President attaches great importance to artificial intelligence. We are grateful that the legacy of each such event is marked by important decisions and instructions that enable us to consistently move forward. The day before yesterday, the head of state outlined crucial areas related to the development of future AI. He noted that it is no longer just the largest companies that are competing for their own fundamental language models, but entire countries. The President also emphasized that global competition today is primarily for computing power, energy, and the ability to train their own fundamental models," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Dmitry Chernyshenko added that Russia needs its own fundamental base—human resources, science, infrastructure, and applied projects. This ensures the country's technological leadership, which is one of the national goals according to the decree of the President of Russia: "Then we will be ready for any challenges humanity faces today."
This year, the International Foresight Conference on Artificial Intelligence was held. Scientists from 36 countries worked for a year across 25 sessions and identified 10 generally accepted areas for the development of AI science. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that these areas provide the foundation for breakthroughs that no one else in the world has yet considered.
"As part of the federal project 'Artificial Intelligence,' the Ministry of Economic Development regularly holds selections and competitions for leading research centers. Following a fair selection process, we have 13 research teams. They are part of the Russian elite of AI technology developers. This year, we selected the third wave of research centers. They have dedicated their research entirely to 10 foresight areas. And we have a fourth wave ahead, where we will also be awarding grants to scientists," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the priority is to build an honest and open scientific environment. Russia is ready to work with those who believe in the development of AI for the sake of real progress.
"Russia has its own path. Scientists are joining us. This shows that they share our values. Historically, thousands of doctors from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East were trained in the USSR. They learned from Soviet specialists, adopted their methods, and then improved their national healthcare systems back home. During the pandemic, Russia provided assistance to nearly 50 countries, sending medicines, equipment, and its own doctors," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
He emphasized that an initiative like the International AI Foresight should be accessible to everyone willing to develop and improve it: "We've been working on this together for a year, which means the results we've achieved should be publicly available."
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that Sber, together with other AI research centers, has opened access to a platform that will accelerate research cycles. It already includes modules for searching for articles, assessing protein stability, and making climate forecasts.
Andrey Belevtsev, Senior Vice President and Head of Technological Development at Sberbank, also took part in the opening of Science Day.
"This year, we've expanded the conference's scope. We have a new section, Deep Dive, where we'll be covering more technology and the work of scientists and researchers. This year, without exaggeration, can be called a year both in science and for science, as it saw the first papers produced entirely by artificial intelligence. I think this is very significant, because in the near future, no scientific research will be conducted without the help of artificial intelligence. And I want to thank Dmitry Nikolaevich for his support of scientific development in Russia at the highest level," he said.
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