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Putin Sets AI Sovereignty Agenda, Presses for Domestic Models and Infrastructure

The remarks at Sber’s AI conference outlined independent infrastructure, Russian oversight, sectoral localization, education priorities.

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.