Results of AI Journey, the VII International Conference on Artificial Intelligence

"The task of a new stage in the coming decade horizon is to ensure the massive introduction of artificial intelligence. It should cover all sectors of the economy, the social sphere and the public administration system"

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
President of the Russian Federation

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Indicators
50 million +

thematic streams gained views over the two days of the conference

180

countries around the world were following the event

The government will provide businesses with access to ready-made AI solutions

"AI technologies have proven themselves in many industries, and the tools provided by the state, such as the federal project "Artificial Intelligence", have formed a good foundation for scaling AI solutions. The market for artificial intelligence has almost doubled over the past 3 years"

Maxim Gennadievich Reshetnikov
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

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Indicators
50%

of AI implementations are expected by 2024

22.5 trillion rubles

is the contribution of organizations using AI to the Russian economy

Under the Government of Russia, the National Center for the Development of Artificial Intelligence was launched

"In order for AI technologies to develop, it is necessary to create an infrastructure where effective solutions for business, science and government will be developed and analyzed, involve as many professionals as possible into work and, of course, prepare human resources. I am sure that the center will become this kind of infrastructure"

Maxim Andreevich Kolesnikov
Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

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Indicators
2 000

organizations are involved in the development of the Russian artificial intelligence infrastructure

20 billion rubles

allocated for the implementation of the federal project "Artificial Intelligence" until 2024

More than 160 organizations have joined the code of ethics in the field of artificial intelligence

"We understand that a person is responsible for the technologies that he develops, and is responsible for the results that the work of the technology gives"

Tatyana Vladimirovna Matvveeva
Chief of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technology and Communication Infrastructure

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Indicators
163

organizations have joined the AI code of ethics

9

rounds of AI code of ethics signings in 2021-2022

The Olympiad on artificial intelligence among schoolchildren ended in Russia

"The Olympiad in artificial intelligence is primarily held to identify and support gifted students who are seriously passionate about programming and machine learning. For many finalists, this hobby will become a profession, and winning the Olympiad will give them extra credit for admission to the leading Russian universities"

Andrey Valerievich Gorobets
Director of the Department of Digital Transformation and Big Data of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation

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Indicators
13 000+

students of 8-11th grades registered in the qualifying stage

From 83

subjects of the Russian Federation received applications for participation in the Olympiad

AI monitor
21
by the results of 2022 and 2023

undergraduate programs in AI approved

60 585
by the results of 2022 and 2023

schoolchildren were trained in the competencies necessary for the formation of AI projects

32
by the results of 2022 and 2023

The federal executive authority has joined the Code of Ethics in the field of AI

3 017
by the results of 2022 and 2023

Teachers have improved their qualifications in the field of AI

276
by the results of 2021-2023

Companies have signed the Code of Ethics in the field of AI

288
by the results of 2021-2023

Publications in the field of AI were prepared by Russian scientists at A* level conferences

10
by the results of 2021-2023

International standards were developed with the participation of Russian specialists

62
by the results of 2021 and 2022

National standards in the field of AI were approved

4 548
by the results of 2021 and 2022

People attended popular science lectures on AI

25 894
by the results of 2021 - 2023

People participated in 21 AI hackathons and 29 championships

3 250
by the results of 2022

People enrolled in higher education programs in the field of AI

39
by the results of 2021-2023

Developers of open libraries were supported by the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations

466
by the results of 2021-2023

Projects in the field of AI were supported by the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations

Business Support

Support for pilot projects to test artificial intelligence technologies
Support for the development of hardware and software complexes for artificial intelligence

operator:
Skolkovo Foundation , Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
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Current year results
In 2021, the Skolkovo Foundation supported 8 pilot projects for testing artificial intelligence technologies in priority industries.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia annually finances 7 projects in order to develop niche hardware and software systems for AI purposes.
Plan to 2024
The Skolkovo Foundation has supported at least 50 pilot projects for testing artificial intelligence in industries.

At least 7 niche hardware and software systems have been developed for AI purposes.

Supporting Developers

Providing grants to small businesses for the development of artificial intelligence solutions

operator:
Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology
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Current year results
As part of the competitive selection stages "Start-AI-1", "Start-II-2", "Development-AI", "Commercialization-AI", 288 AI projects were selected and financed. 31 projects for the development of open libraries were selected and financed, as well as 144 projects for participation in the acceleration program.
Plan to 2024
At least 569 AI projects were supported by grant funding.

At least 66 development teams and individual developers are supported to create and develop open libraries.

At least 580 projects using artificial intelligence took part in the acceleration program.

Human Resources

Development of higher education programs in the field of artificial intelligence and raising the teacher professional qualification

operator:
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
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Current year results
In 2022, 3,240 people were enrolled in 83 graduate programs in artificial intelligence. 1,196 teachers on the basis of 17 leading universities improved their qualifications.
Plan to 2024
The number of students and those trained in IT specialties has grown to 500,000 people, 40 master's programs and 10 bachelor's programs have been opened in Russian universities, more than 3,000 teachers have improved their qualifications.

Communities

Organising hackathons and lectures on artificial intelligence

operator:
ANO Russia — Land of Opportunity
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Current year results
ANO "Russia - the Land of Opportunities" held 18 hackathons and 24 championships in artificial intelligence with the participation of more than 18 thousand people, as well as 35 popularization lectures on artificial intelligence, which were attended by 4.5 thousand listeners. At the completed events, 70 datasets were applied.
Plan to 2024
85 regional, 24 district and 7 international hackathons took place. The number of participants in AI hackathons was at least 21,500 people. As part of a series of hackathons, at least 85 educational lectures were held aimed at popularizing the topic of AI. The number of listeners of the lectures was at least 8,500 people.

Science

Support for research centers in the field of artificial intelligence, including strong artificial intelligence, trusted artificial intelligence systems, and ethical aspects of artificial intelligence

operator:
ANO Analytical Centre under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Current year results
6 research bases in the field of artificial intelligence were selected based on the following educational and scientific organizations: Skoltech, Innopolis, ITMO, NRU HSE, MIPT, and ISP RAS. Financing in 2022: more than 1,5 billion roubles.
Plan to 2024
At least 6 research centers will be supported with a total budget of 5.4 billion roubles; centers will attract extrabudgetary co-financing from industrial partners in the amount of at least 30% of the grant amount.

Regulatory Controls

Prospective program for standardization

operator:
Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart)
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Current year results
49 national standards and 6 international standards in the field of artificial intelligence have been developed with the participation of Russian specialists. Together with the technical committee TK-164, a promising standardization program was approved.
Plan to 2024
102 national standards and 91 supported international standards have been developed. Directions: general purpose standards, healthcare, road transport, air transport, mechanical engineering, spatial data.

Research in the field of artificial intelligence

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Russia demonstrates high scientific activity and record growth in the number of publications in the field of AI in the international arena. Russia's AI research centers are flagships in research and development. By 2024, Russia should be among the top 10 countries in terms of the number of articles and participation in conferences.

Promising research areas in the field of AI are hardware and software systems in the field of computer vision for additional and virtual reality. Furthermore, among them are speech recognition and synthesis, recommendation and intelligent decision support systems, natural language processing and automatic training of neural networks.

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Dynamics of directional development
х2,6
The annual number of Russian scientific publications on artificial intelligence increased by 2.6 times in comparison with the period 2011-2015. [with the world average value of 1.3]
40%
With the participation of business representatives, up to 40% of the reports of Russian residents were prepared for A* conferences on the topic of artificial intelligence in 2019-2021
98
In 2021 the growth of scientific publications of Russian scientists was noted — 98 articles on the topic of artificial intelligence were published in authoritative journals.

Россия демонстрирует высокую научную активность и рекордный рост числа публикаций в сфере ИИ на международной арене. Российский бизнес ― полноправный участник научной работы в сфере ИИ. Исследовательские центры в области ИИ — флагманы исследований и разработок.


Research Centers

Within the implementation of the federal project “Artificial Intelligence” of the national program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” in 2021 the competitive selection of research centers in the field of artificial intelligence, including in the field of strong artificial intelligence, trusted artificial intelligence systems and ethical aspects of application of artificial intelligence in 14 directions was conducted.

36 applications from Russian universities and scientific organizations for participation were received and 6 research centers in the field of artificial intelligence on the basis of educational and scientific organizations were selected.

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Ethics of AI: The Beginning of Trust

The International Forum “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: The Beginning of Trust” became the first specialized platform in Russia, where developers and users of AI technologies discussed the steps for effective implementation of AI ethics in the priority industries.

The key event of the First International Forum “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: The Beginning of Trust” that took place in October 2021 in Moscow was the signing of the AI Code of Ethics. It was signed by more than 40 market participants, including such companies as Sberbank, Yandex, MTS, Gazprom Neft, Skolkovo Foundation, Rosatom, Rostelecom, Nornickel, Innopolis University, MGIMO, NRU HSE, and others.

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