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President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government and the country’s biggest bank, Sberbank, to build cooperation with China in AI, to limit Western dominance. The instructions were made public on Wednesday through the Kremlin’s website, about three weeks after President Putin announced that his country would collaborate with BRICS partners and other countries to develop AI. Russia seeks to limit Western-led AI dominance  The BRICS bloc is a group of emerging economies often portrayed as a counterweight to the Western-led world order. Russia has been looking for tech alternatives since it invaded Ukraine, and Western sanctions limited the country’s access to high tech. “Ensure further cooperation with the People’s Republic of China in technological research and development in the field of artificial intelligence.” ~ President Vladmir Putin Major world producers of microchips halted exports to Russia due to Western sanctions. These sanctions were intended to restrict Moscow’s access to the technologies it needs to sustain its war against Ukraine, severely limiting its AI ambitions. According to Reuters, a former Russian finance official told the news agency that the country would be using second-grade technology for years and spending huge resources to recreate what already exists. Goods heavily impacted by Western sanctions include semiconductor chips, aviation parts, and medical products. Besides the AI chips sale embargo, the trade restrictions have also hit Russia’s access to financial payment technologies, prompting the country to seek substitutes in the form of parallel import and domestic substitutes. Graphics processing units (GPUs), microchips essential for AI development, have been difficult for Russia to replace, according to the chief executive of Sberbank German Gref in 2023. Russia PM to lead the initiative with Sberbank CEO  As a way to ensure action is being taken, President Putin delegated Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Gref to lead the AI…

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