The Onset of the Singularity: AI vs Humankind and the New Reality
Over the past year, noticeable changes have occurred on the market for artificial intelligence tools. AI has learned to communicate with people in a natural language, pass exams at leading universities, and create realistic images. These new tools are available to ordinary users. They are changing their lives and companies’ business models. Are these changes a signal that humanity has reached a technological singularity whereby AI is able to solve complex problems and create new technologies without people’s help? If not, how many years will it take to reach this singularity? How and when will the impact of AI on the labour market manifest itself? How will the introduction of new tools change the economy? Will they lead to the creation of industries or to the redistribution of profits to existing ones? What target model for the development of AI technologies would enable Russia to utilize its potential and provide leadership?
Moderator
Yakov Sergienko,
General Director, Yakov & Partners
Panellists
Jaspreet Bindra,
Founder, Managing Director, Tech Whisperer (online)
Semen Budenniy,
Managing Director, Head of Advanced AI Technologies Development Department, Sberbank; Head of New Materials Design Group, AIRI Institute of Artificial Intelligence
Pavel Golosov,
Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Data Analysis, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)
Olga Sorokina,
Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director for Business Development, VSK Insurance House
Alexander Tobol,
Vice President for Technologies and Development, Chief Technical Director, VK
Schehzad Khan,
Research Aide Neuroprosthetics, Neuralink
Alexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov,
Senator of the Russian Federation, member of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets
Front row participants
Mikhail Aronson,
Deputy General Director, Zyfra
Ivan Oseledets,
Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Skolkovo Institute of Sciences and Technology (Skoltech); Leading Research Fellow, AIRI Institute of Artificial Intelligence
