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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

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?