AI can supercharge Putin’s goals, not his great-power ambitions
For now, though, Russia's AI capabilities are likely sufficient for the state's needs.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin implemented stringent censorship laws following his 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a prominent Russian publishing house faced a daunting challenge. In response, Eksmo-AST group employed artificial intelligence technology to identify books and passages that might violate the new restrictive criteria, enabling them to remove such content from public circulation.
The publisher performed approximately 20,000 screenings, ultimately identifying 600 volumes that required further examination by external experts. Oleg Novikov, the group's president, acknowledged that they were standing at the forefront of technological progress.
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