The amendments were approved by the Duma Budget Committee on November 13.
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:26 am
The government has proposed increasing funding for research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by 1.260 billion rubles, or 80%, in 2024, according to amendments to the draft federal budget, which Interfax has reviewed.
"Increasing funds for the purpose luxembourg whatsapp number database of financing events in the field of artificial intelligence is an order from the President of the Russian Federation, please support it," said Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova.
According to the text of the amendments, 2 billion 839 million rubles will be allocated to finance the activities of research centers in the field of artificial intelligence in 2024, including in the field of "strong" artificial intelligence ( general-purpose AI, Artificial General Intelligence, AGI - IF ), trusted artificial intelligence systems ( Trustworthy AI - IF ) and the ethical aspects of using artificial intelligence, while the original version of the draft budget proposed to allocate 1 billion 579 million rubles.
Also, according to Okladnikova, in 2024 funding will be increased for monitoring the creation and results of the application of artificial intelligence technology.
Trustworthy AI is a concept that implies that AI is developed and used in a way that is trustworthy, transparent, ethical, and compliant with the law. The main goal of Trustworthy AI is to create systems that can be trusted by people and will not harm them or the environment. Strong AI refers to AI that can act in the same way as a human. This level of AI assumes the ability to self-learn.
In early November, the Central Bankpublished an advisory report, in which he stated that he intended to support the development of AI in the financial market and proposed legislative methods of regulation. According to the regulator, attention should be paid to two new legislative areas: liability for damage caused as a result of the use of technology, and copyright protection.
The regulator also pointed to two bills that are already under consideration in the State Duma and which at this stage could help regulate AI: the billNo. 992331-7, which establishes the procedure for depersonalization of personal data for operators that are not government agencies, and the draft lawNo. 404786-8, which enables financial institutions to outsource functions related to the use of cloud services and to transfer information constituting a banking secret for processing.
"The development of these issues will create a transparent legal environment for AI developers, which will give impetus to the creation and implementation of new AI-based solutions," the Central Bank's report said.
"Increasing funds for the purpose luxembourg whatsapp number database of financing events in the field of artificial intelligence is an order from the President of the Russian Federation, please support it," said Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova.
According to the text of the amendments, 2 billion 839 million rubles will be allocated to finance the activities of research centers in the field of artificial intelligence in 2024, including in the field of "strong" artificial intelligence ( general-purpose AI, Artificial General Intelligence, AGI - IF ), trusted artificial intelligence systems ( Trustworthy AI - IF ) and the ethical aspects of using artificial intelligence, while the original version of the draft budget proposed to allocate 1 billion 579 million rubles.
Also, according to Okladnikova, in 2024 funding will be increased for monitoring the creation and results of the application of artificial intelligence technology.
Trustworthy AI is a concept that implies that AI is developed and used in a way that is trustworthy, transparent, ethical, and compliant with the law. The main goal of Trustworthy AI is to create systems that can be trusted by people and will not harm them or the environment. Strong AI refers to AI that can act in the same way as a human. This level of AI assumes the ability to self-learn.
In early November, the Central Bankpublished an advisory report, in which he stated that he intended to support the development of AI in the financial market and proposed legislative methods of regulation. According to the regulator, attention should be paid to two new legislative areas: liability for damage caused as a result of the use of technology, and copyright protection.
The regulator also pointed to two bills that are already under consideration in the State Duma and which at this stage could help regulate AI: the billNo. 992331-7, which establishes the procedure for depersonalization of personal data for operators that are not government agencies, and the draft lawNo. 404786-8, which enables financial institutions to outsource functions related to the use of cloud services and to transfer information constituting a banking secret for processing.
"The development of these issues will create a transparent legal environment for AI developers, which will give impetus to the creation and implementation of new AI-based solutions," the Central Bank's report said.