By our staff reporter
Sber’s HQ in Moscow hosted the inauguration session of AI Alliance Network, an international AI alliance.
Launched during AI Journey, the Alliance united AI associations from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Iran, China, Cuba, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Chile, Ethiopia and South Africa. Alliance members discussed the key lines of AI development in their countries and presented some suggestions regarding future cooperation.
The participants of the meeting were welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, who spoke about the main lines of AI implementation in Russia and invited representatives of the Alliance to participate in the international research foresight session on artificial intelligence that is scheduled to be held next year.
“As President Vladimir Putin has said, Russia invites Alliance members to participate in an international scientific foresight session in 2025 to outline our mutual research priorities. There we will discuss these research priorities, as well as mechanisms for selecting and funding the most relevant studies. Russia intends to develop equal, mutually respectful international relations to form a common space of trusted AI technology. The Alliance will help develop datasets that take into account the cultural differences and uniqueness of each of our states. We are interested in having AI products and AI agents that will spread our common values, enhance human potential, and contribute to the prosperity of the BRICS countries,” Dmitry Chernyshenko stated.
Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, chairman of the supervisory board of AI Alliance Russia:
“Today we have gathered here to open a new page in the history of cooperation between countries representing different continents and cultures. Our goal is to unite the efforts of the best experts, scientists and entrepreneurs to create a safe, ethical, and inclusive AIpowered future. It should rely on artificial intelligence, which changes our lives for the better as we speak, ensures sustainable evelopment, and meets the global challenges of our time. We believe that by working together, we can overcome any obstacles and build a world where technology serves the benefit of all humanity. I am confident that the Alliance will become a reliable platform for interaction and will open up uniqueopportunities for joint technology development.”
The Alliance was also addressed by Pavel Knyazev, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia’s Sous-Sherpa for BRICS, and Mehdi Snene, Senior Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology
The meeting participants agreed that the secretariat of the Alliance would be administered by AI Alliance Russia. Andrey Neznamov, head of the Russian AI Alliance’s working group for international cooperation, was elected Secretary General of the AI Alliance Network.
