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Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it. If Russia wouldn't have started a war, it could have focused on building hug

Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it. If Russia wouldn't have started a war, it could have focused on building huge datacenters. It has all the energy it would have needed, now all it can do with it is sell it to China for cheap.

cutemonster 2y ago
What does Putin care about AI? From his perspective, a war and making Russia bigger, and being the supreme commander, is more fun. Remember, he's old, probably a bit tech incompetent (compared to most people here). > [Russia] could have focused on building huge datacenters. Maybe that's what you think is important (or even what is important), but Putin is a different creature
- qwertox 2y ago
  AI will, after all, become the second biggest weapon humanity has ever created.
  - lupusreal 2y ago
    That's only relevant to Putin's decision making processes if he shares that perspective.
    - etiam 2y ago
      "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind," [...] "It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world." Vladimir Putin, 2017-09-01 https://www.twz.com/14141/putin-says-whoever-has-the-best-artificial-intelligence-will-rule-the-world https://www.twz.com/14141/putin-says-whoever-has-the-best-ar...
      - etiam 2y ago
        Oh, and: "The most powerful AI chips in the world will be made right here in America and it'll be a big percentage of the chips made by this company (TSMC)" Donald Trump, 2025-03-04 https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040017 https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040017
  - generic92034 2y ago
    In which regard?
amelius 2y ago
> Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it. Huh, anybody with a laptop and an internet connection can be in the AI race within a few months if not weeks or days.
- NewJazz 2y ago
  Have you seen Russia's laptops? https://www.anandtech.com/show/16827/russia-to-build-riscv-processors-for-laptops-8core-2-ghz-12nm-2025 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16827/russia-to-build-riscv-p...

cutemonster 2y ago

What does Putin care about AI? From his perspective, a war and making Russia bigger, and being the supreme commander, is more fun. Remember, he's old, probably a bit tech incompetent (compared to most people here). > [Russia] could have focused on building huge datacenters. Maybe that's what you think is important (or even what is important), but Putin is a different creature

qwertox 2y ago
AI will, after all, become the second biggest weapon humanity has ever created.
- lupusreal 2y ago
  That's only relevant to Putin's decision making processes if he shares that perspective.
  - etiam 2y ago
    "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind," [...] "It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world." Vladimir Putin, 2017-09-01 https://www.twz.com/14141/putin-says-whoever-has-the-best-artificial-intelligence-will-rule-the-world https://www.twz.com/14141/putin-says-whoever-has-the-best-ar...
    - etiam 2y ago
      Oh, and: "The most powerful AI chips in the world will be made right here in America and it'll be a big percentage of the chips made by this company (TSMC)" Donald Trump, 2025-03-04 https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040017 https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040017
- generic92034 2y ago
  In which regard?

amelius 2y ago

> Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it. Huh, anybody with a laptop and an internet connection can be in the AI race within a few months if not weeks or days.

NewJazz 2y ago
Have you seen Russia's laptops? https://www.anandtech.com/show/16827/russia-to-build-riscv-processors-for-laptops-8core-2-ghz-12nm-2025 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16827/russia-to-build-riscv-p...