Putin: the nation that leads in AI ‘will be the ruler of the world’

[Blue3]

Putin says Russia is trying to develop Artificial Intelligence that will let it "rule the world"
https://twitter.com/verge/status/904628400748421122

(China seems to be trying to catch up to Russia, while Trump may set the US back with science/tech funding cuts)

Elon Musk thinks the AI Race is the most likely cause of any future WW3
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-predicts-cause-world-083917120.html

[TheSaint250]

Oh no.

The way Putin phrased this makes him sound like more of a madman than usual.

[Adam Griffin]

Time to nuke them. Didn't anybody play Mass Effect?

[ProudModerate2]

This is secret KGB code for it's true meaning .... Artificial Idiocy.
And Putin has successfully inserted this into the US White House.
It's working too. The Orange-Haired Clown is destroying our reputation in the World and with our own allies.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

Yeah I really doubt that.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

First thing when I saw this was, massive horde of Soviet Robots charging human wave style.

[Blue3]

Yeah I really doubt that.

You really doubt that the Russians are trying to be technologically superior in a key emerging field?

It's not like we had a Space Race with them... oh wait.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Yeah I really doubt that.

You really doubt that the Russians are trying to be technologically superior in a key emerging field?

It's not like we had a Space Race with them... oh wait.

They wouldn't be announcing it if it was a real thing.

[Inmate Trump]

Well, he's already installing puppets in our own country and elsewhere, so I believe he'll soon be able to rule the world.

[Beet]

AI is going to be a big deal. If Elon Musk says so, I fully believe it.

[BudgieForce]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Santander]

Relax, Israel's on our side.

[pbrower2a]

Putin says Russia is trying to develop Artificial Intelligence that will let it "rule the world"
https://twitter.com/verge/status/904628400748421122

(China seems to be trying to catch up to Russia, while Trump may set the US back with science/tech funding cuts)

Elon Musk thinks the AI Race is the most likely cause of any future WW3
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-predicts-cause-world-083917120.html

The Russians have an excellent scientific community -- since the latter century of the Romanov dynasty.

[Deblano]

We are cyberpunk now.

[Celebi]

Did somebody bother to find out what he actually said and in what context? It was almost exact opposite of what this thread suggest.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4844322/Putin-Leader-artificial-intelligence-rule-world.html

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Well, he's already installing puppets in our own country and elsewhere, so I believe he'll soon be able to rule the world.

Russia's more likely to run out of money and be stuck with obsolete technology than to rule the world.

[Cory]

Can a mod please re-phrase the title, because that's not what the source actually says.


(Done - K.)

[Middle-aged Europe]

Putin starts to sound like a James Bond villain.

[Ban my account ffs!]

First thing when I saw this was, massive horde of Soviet Robots charging human wave style.

If they're anywhere as good as Soviet cars....

[Ban my account ffs!]

Well, he's already installing puppets in our own country and elsewhere, so I believe he'll soon be able to rule the world.

I think you give him entirely too much credit.  He might rule Russia.. but then, so did the Czars.

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

Can we dial down on the Putin-bashing and focus on how AI will affect the future? I dislike Putin as much as the next guy, but he's smart, he knows the trends, and what he said here is absolutely correct.

As it stands, it's the US and China (despite the Trump administration's distaste for science) that seem set on becoming the world's AI superpowers. Sorry, Russia, but I doubt it will have top-tier potential due to its relatively tiny, resource-based economy, unless Russian research progresses by leaps and bounds.

With AI, these nations can do much. AI can, for example, set central bank policy without much (or even any) human intervention. It will become an integral part of the surveillance state (and in China's case, the Great Firewall). And of course, robots are already used in warfare, and advanced AI will only be used more and more in it.

Really, the possibilities abound and their implications will be enormous. Listen to Putin; here, he sees the future.

[RFayette]

Can we dial down on the Putin-bashing and focus on how AI will affect the future? I dislike Putin as much as the next guy, but he's smart, he knows the trends, and what he said here is absolutely correct.

As it stands, it's the US and China (despite the Trump administration's distaste for science) that seem set on becoming the world's AI superpowers. Sorry, Russia, but I doubt it will have top-tier potential due to its relatively tiny, resource-based economy, unless Russian research progresses by leaps and bounds.

With AI, these nations can do much. AI can, for example, set central bank policy without much (or even any) human intervention. It will become an integral part of the surveillance state (and in China's case, the Great Firewall). And of course, robots are already used in warfare, and advanced AI will only be used more and more in it.

Really, the possibilities abound and their implications will be enormous. Listen to Putin; here, he sees the future.

Yeah, Putin isn't wrong about the importance of AI and machine learning, but I think the USA has more talent in this area, especially given the extensive research network through our universities as well as all the tech companies located here.  Russia doubtless has some great hackers, but I think the overall intellectual edge is definitely in America.

Machine learning at its core is just applied statistics and probability (though increased computational speed and a greater range of inference algorithms greatly increases its potency), with the goal of making predictions - whether it be about inflation rates or cybersecurity threats.  Better identification and classification of threats and trends is essential both for protection and as a weapon of attack.  While these tools can be a major threat in the wrong hands, I have a lot of trust in the national security agencies (knowing numerous fellow CS majors now working there) to be one step ahead of our rivals in this domain.  

[Sozialliberal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBkT19uH2RQ

[Virginiá]

As it stands, it's the US and China (despite the Trump administration's distaste for science) that seem set on becoming the world's AI superpowers. Sorry, Russia, but I doubt it will have top-tier potential due to its relatively tiny, resource-based economy, unless Russian research progresses by leaps and bounds.

I fear we are ceding too much ground to China in terms of R&D, not only with AI but supercomputing as well (which I guess go hand-in-hand). Personally, I believe any kind of superintelligent AI is going to require specialized processors that are suited to learning, but overall the entire area is particularly vulnerable to IP theft. Russia may suffer from brain drain and not have the resources to lead the charge for AI itself, but it could definitely wait for someone to get close and then steal it. Ditto for China - a country who has made stealing technology a staple of its national advancement strategy.

But to what you said - I do agree, Putin is right. AI is only going to be more and more important, and it's really something America can't afford to fall behind in. At its core, this is a race to develop a form of computer intelligence that can solve our problems with record speed and efficiency, and it goes without saying that all the major world powers include the problem of how they can achieve superpower status and stay there.

[Blue3]

5 years later... timely bump