In an epoch of rapid technological advancements, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an essential tool influencing various aspects of society, including national sovereignty and culture. AI thinking depends on the training data set and reflects the peculiarities of the country of its origin. So, the “brain departments” of the Russian GigaChat and the Western ChatGPT operate with veritable different models of the world. Different understandings of what is “good” and what is “bad”. Speakers will thrash out key issues related to the impact of AI on cultural and national development, the potential of AI as a tool for strengthening national sovereignty, as well as what measures need to be taken to mitigate the risks and threats associated with its application.
Moderator: Roman Karmanov, General Director of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives (Russia).
Speakers:
- Alexander Zhuravsky, Deputy Head of the Presidential Directorate for Public Projects of the Russian Federation (Russia);
- Olga Uskova, Entrepreneur, President of the Cognitive Technologies Group (Russia);
- Nadezhda Babkina, People's Artist of Russia, Political and Public Figure (Russia);
- Hans-Joachim Frey, Artistic Director of the Sirius Cultural Center (Russia);
- Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum (Russia);
- Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation (Russia);
- Alexey Goreslavsky, General Director of the Institute for Internet Development (Russia);
- Svetlana Balanova, General Director of the National Media Group (Russia);
- Louis Gouend, President of the Cameroonian Diaspora in Russia, Member of the Presidium of the Union of African Diasporas in Russia (Russia);
- Konstantin Ernst, General Director of JSC “Channel One” (Russia).