A de facto duopoly between the U.S. and China has emerged in the global generative artificial intelligence market. Russia, however, has the potential to take its place among the secondary AI powers. This was reported to Izvestia by Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department.
According to the expert, it will be difficult for most countries to compete with the U.S. and China in the field of generative AI, as this requires massive investments in computing power.
One of the key prerequisites for the development of artificial intelligence is the availability of modern data centers equipped with AI accelerators, where developers can train and run their models. According to OECD data, there are 27 such cloud clusters in China and 22 in the U.S. International providers do not operate in Russia; however, the largest domestic companies have about seven such clusters, which is comparable to the figures for Singapore and Japan.
At the same time, according to Kirill Chernovol, the industry’s further development depends not only on infrastructure but also on legislation. Rules must be established for the use of personal data and copyrighted material when training and operating artificial intelligence systems.
“At the moment, it is clear that a duopoly is taking shape in the generative AI market: the U.S. and China have seized the lead and, most likely, will not relinquish it. Catching up with them is possible only through massive investments in computing infrastructure, which are beyond the reach of most countries. At the same time, Russia has a foundation that allows it to claim the status of a secondary AI power: in terms of the number of cloud clusters with AI accelerators among national providers, we are on par with countries such as Singapore and Japan. “However, further development requires modern regulations governing the use of data and intellectual property in the field of artificial intelligence,” concluded Kirill Chernovol.