Putin Says The Nation That Leads In A.I. ‘Will Be The Ruler Of The World’

The Verge ^ | 09/04/17 | James Vincent

[Enlightened1]

Russian president Vladimir Putin has joined the war of words concerning the international race to develop artificial intelligence. Speaking to students last Friday, Putin predicted that whichever country leads the way in AI research will come to dominate global affairs.

“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind,” said Putin, reports RT. “It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”

The development of artificial intelligence has increasingly become a national security concern in recent years. It is China and the US (not Russia) which are seen as the two frontrunners, with China recently announcing its ambition to become the global leader in AI research by 2030. Many analysts warn that America is in danger of falling behind, especially as the Trump administration prepares to cut funding for basic science and technology research.

Although it’s thought that artificial intelligence will help boost countries’ economies in a number of areas, from heavy industry to medical research, AI technology will also be useful in warfare. Artificial intelligence can be used to develop cyber weapons, and control autonomous tools like drone swarms — fleets of low-cost quadcopters with a shared ‘brain’ that can be used for surveillance as well as attacking opponents.

Both China and the US are currently researching this technology, and in his speech on Friday, Putin predicted that future wars would be fought by countries using drones. “When one party's drones are destroyed by drones of another, it will have no other choice but to surrender,” said the Russian president, according to the Associated Press.

[Enlightened1]

NSA + Google’s mass surveillance operations are presently restrained by the absence of mass understanding operations.

A.I, changes that.

[Sam Gamgee]

Well it won't be some kleptocrat in Russia. You have to be willing to do Hari Kari as a Westerner to invest in Russia.

[Sam Gamgee]

Doesn’t Russia have an economy smaller than Italy’s?

[yoe]

The MSM is dystopian/propaganda of a sorts.....life as we know it may be about to change but not for several 100 years...relax and enjoy what we have. Robots are here, they work for little pay other than a place to store them and a mechanic to repair them....it is a comic book world in many aspects now.

Think I'll go have a drink...................

[RideForever]

Correction, last human ruler of the world.