Putin Hails Artificial Intelligence, Says Whoever Masters The Power Of AI Will Rule The World!
Vladimir Putin spoke with students about science in an open lesson on September 1, the start of the school year in Russia. He told them that ¡°the future belongs to artificial intelligence,¡± and whoever masters it first will rule the world.
We all know about Elon Musk's warning bells on AI, and Mark Zuckerberg's exuberance on the topic.
But there's a new voice that's joined the AI debate, a voice that needs to be taken the most seriously, perhaps -- that of Vladimir Putin's.
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Last Friday, Putin made his intentions clear about the field of AI, while speaking with students about science and technology at the beginning of the new school year in Russia. According to RT.com, the Russian President was quoted as saying that "the future belongs to artificial intelligence."
"Whoever masters AI will rule the world" - Putin
Vladimir Putin further clarified his position on AI by saying that AI holds "colossal opportunities" for humankind all around the world. But it also comes with "threats that are difficult to predict." By saying that did Putin just reinforce Elon Musk's worldview on the future of AI?
While the President of Russia emphasized that he wouldn't like any one country or corporation "monopolize" the potential that AI holds, he was very clear in signalling that whoever became the "leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."
¡°If we become leaders in this area, we will share this know-how with entire world, the same way we share our nuclear technologies today,¡± Putin said while addressing students from across Russia via satellite, speaking from the Yaroslavl region, according to reports.
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