Overview
- Putin said Russia must not rely on foreign neural networks, framing the issue as state, technological and value sovereignty.
- He called for stable, independent national digital infrastructure, proposing a joint program with business to expand AI data centers.
- He directed that national language models—both foundational and industry-specific—be trained and operated under full control of Russian specialists.
- He specified that government administration and security services should use only domestically based AI technologies.
- He cast AI development as a driver for human capital, urging stronger engineering schools and teaching that develops students’ own thinking.