Dmitry Chernyshenko delivers address at AI foresight session in Minsk
Dmitry Chernyshenko delivers address at AI foresight session in Minsk
Dmitry Chernyshenko delivers address at AI foresight session in Minsk
Dmitry Chernyshenko delivers address at AI foresight session in Minsk
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, during his working visit to the Republic of Belarus, delivered a speech at an artificial intelligence (AI) foresight session, International Scientific AI Foresight: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Collaboration.
The session convened over 90 representatives from the scientific community of Russia and the Republic of Belarus. It was organised by the Strategic Agency for the Support and Development of AI Initiatives and the AI Alliance Network.
“We host an annual conference, Artificial Intelligence Journey (AIJ) – in which President Vladimir Putin traditionally participates. It was on his instruction that we organised this international foresight session. This was partly prompted by the establishment of the AI Alliance Network, which now includes 14 countries, including the Republic of Belarus. In fulfilment of this instruction, we have worked alongside scientists and international experts to identify ten key areas of fundamental AI research that we believe are pivotal for shaping the future. These areas now form the foundation of this international foresight initiative,” Dmitry Chernyshenko stated.
This year, 12 foresight sessions have already taken place, seven of them outside the Russian Federation – in Morocco, the UAE, Serbia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and two sessions in China, with a further five held at the Sber Technohub, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Platform for the National Technological Initiative, and Lomonosov Moscow State University. Belarusian scientists from the United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the BelHard IT holding also participated in two foresight sessions – in St Petersburg and Uzbekistan.
The final report analysing the results of these foresights is anticipated to be completed in October.
“The findings of the foresight must be published so that every scientist can contribute and see the tangible results of their efforts,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasised.
Participants from Russia and the Republic of Belarus focused on four key AI development areas: Architectures, Machine Learning Algorithms, Optimisation, and Mathematics; Fundamental and Generative Models; Governance, Decision-Making and Agent-Based/Multi-Agent Systems; and Narrow AI. They proposed advancing large visual-language and multimodal AI models, as well as developing multimodal and multidimensional transformers.
According to Dmitry Chernyshenko, a principal format for collaboration could involve joint efforts between leading AI research teams from the Republic of Belarus and business representatives alongside 13 Russian AI research centres. The latter, having received grants under the second and third waves of competitive selection, are conducting research in strong, multi-agent, trusted, and applied artificial intelligence.
The Deputy Prime Minister invited session participants to visit AI research centres in Russia and study their expertise.
“This aligns with the Guidelines for Implementing the Provisions of the Treaty Establishing the Union State in 2024–2026. I believe it will mark a significant milestone in launching Russia-Belarus joint platforms and research projects,” Dmitry Chernyshenko concluded.
Vladimir Karanik, Chair of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, underscored: “Today, we have gathered specialists who will determine how artificial intelligence will evolve in Belarus and Russia, what innovations we can share, and ways to ensure this development is safe and aimed to advance humanity and the economies of our nations.”
