Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Component of Technological Sovereignty

Introduction. The article analyzes the scientific, political and social directions of technology development using artificial intelligence in the context of the global digital race. The strategies for achieving technological sovereignty, adopted by the largest countries of the world, and the place and role of artificial intelligence in them are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the analysis of statistical indicators of the achievements of the world's leading states in the field of digital technologies. The scientific, political, economic, regulatory and social resources of the Russian Federation are also being explored, allowing them to become one of the global leaders in digital and technological development.

Methodology and sources. The theoretical and methodological base of the study were the classical socio-economic concepts of technological and innovative development (K. Marx,  T. Veblein, J. Schumpeter etc.). In the practical part of the study, we used such methods as analysis of documents (reports of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation and the Competence Center of the NTI “Artificial Intelligence” of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, analytics from the the Russian International Affairs Council, Oxford Insights, Tortoise etc.) and comparative analysis. The empirical base was data from an analysis of the experience of China, the United States, India and the Russian Federation in developing their own strategies for the development of artificial intelligence technologies.

Results and discussion. As a result of the study, we were able to trace how the active actions of the world's largest countries in the conceptualization of steps to develop artificial intelligence are reflected in the construction of the state's technological sovereignty. The analysis made it possible to describe the Russian model of supporting the development of technologies using artificial intelligence as a “Moscow consensus”, characterized by a social orientation of the results.

Conclusion. In the structure of technological sovereignty, artificial intelligence plays an important role as a strategic component that contributes to the achievement of digital sovereignty. In the foreseeable future, the critical impact of the dependence of Russia's scientific and technological development on imported solutions and other external factors is obvious, which requires a thorough examination of the situation and a public discussion of any actions for the transition of Russian industry to Industry 4.0. At the same time, it is important to realize that the prospects for technologies using AI are vague without political decisions and financial support. 

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