Search: Russia,AI (11 materials)

 

On the Depth, Transparency and Power of Today’s AI

... and cultural patterns of the target markets, which could be done, for example, by embedding “core values” of the target market, building on the fundamental layer of the “knowledge graph, ” when implementing systems based on “interpretable AI.” Russia cannot hope to aspire for global leadership with its current lag in the development and deployment of “super-deep” neural network models. The country needs to close the gap on the leaders (the United States and China) by bringing its own software ...

21.12.2021

Artificial Intelligence and Its Partners

... is the main stumbling block when it comes to Russia’s possible participation in GPAI initiatives, for example, the organization’s clear anti-Chinese leaning or its members openly discrediting Russia’s approaches to the development of AI. That said, Russia has nothing to gain from politicizing the GPAI, since cooperation with the organization could help it achieve its own goals in artificial intelligence. What is more, we cannot rule out the possibility that the GPAI will be responsible in the future ...

03.08.2020

Digital Economy is the Economy of Innovations, not Inventions

... of Digital and Innovations Research at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO Vladimir Korovkin. What should countries base their competitive edge on to become a leader in the technological race? Vassily Kashin: What Opportunities are Opening up for Russia against the Backdrop of the Tech War between the U.S. and China? The digital economy is an economy of innovations, not inventions. This is a very important distinction. An invention is anything that is radically new from a technological point of view. An ...

19.03.2020

What Opportunities are Opening up for Russia against the Backdrop of the Tech War between the U.S. and China?

... ways do they differ? Anton Kolonin: Future Goals in the AI Race: Explainable AI and Transfer Learning Russia is in a vulnerable position. And not only because it has lost much of what it had in the 1990s and the 2000s. Russia has never even had certain technologies. Russia’s biggest weakness is its small domestic market. Even if we count the Eurasian Economic Union, the total population is only slightly more than 180 million people, which means that many projects are just not economically viable or feasible. Russia’s ...

28.02.2020

Impact of New Technologies on International Relations Discussed in Beijing

... a seminar focusing on the impact of new technologies on international relations. The event was organized by Huayu analytical center. During the seminar, Nikolay Markotkin, RIAC Media and Government Relations Manager, gave a lecture on the impact of AI technologies on the world economy and international security. In particular, his report focused on the risks of using artificial intelligence to modernize strategic weapons. The lecture was followed by a discussion on the same theme.

15.09.2019

"Sociality and Digitalization: the Boundaries of Autonomy" Scientific Workshop

... sociality” and prospects for digitization of social space in connection with the adoption of the 2017–2030 Strategy for the Development of an Information Society in the Russian Federation, approved by the Executive Order. Nikolai Markotkin, RIAC AI Project Coordinator, spoke about “Russian Industrial Engineers in the Context of the IV Industrial Revolution” in the framework of an expert session on “Sociality and Digitalization: the Boundaries of Autonomy”. Reports were made by RIAC experts, including Elena Seredkina, Associate ...

29.06.2019

Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Threats for Russia

The main threat to modern Russia is that it will be relegated to the status of an outsider country in the AI race, supplementing the export of crude oil with that of raw data and leaving the advanced technological processes and added value to more developed economies Does Russia ...

13.02.2019

International and Social Impacts of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

... possible impacts of related technologies, such as machine learning and autonomous vehicles, on international relations and society. The authors also examine the ethical and legal aspects of the use of AI technologies. The present Working Paper of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) includes analytical materials prepared by experts in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomous system, as well as by lawyers and sociologists. The materials presented here are intended to contribute to the ...

18.12.2018

Artificial Intelligence: A Blessing or a Threat for Humanity?

... multi-day flight from Champs-Elysees in Paris to Moscow’s Red Square or back, independently selecting its route and recharging stops while avoiding all sorts of obstacles. Adaptive AI implies the system’s ability to adapt to new situations and obtain knowledge that it did not possess at the time of its creation. For example, a system originally tasked with conducting conversations in Russian could independently learn new languages and apply this knowledge in conversation if it found itself in a new language environment or if it deliberately studied educational materials on these new languages. Artificial general intelligence implies ...

21.11.2018

Moscow Hosts a Conference on «International and Social Consequences of Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies»

... World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAN), General of the Army, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation; Andrey Kolosovsky , Director of Legal, Corporate, and Outreach Affairs at Microsoft Russia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, RIAC Member; and Andrei Sobolevski , Director of the Institute for Information Transmission Problems (IITP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Technologies for ...

08.11.2018
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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