[qwertox]

Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it.

If Russia wouldn't have started a war, it could have focused on building huge datacenters. It has all the energy it would have needed, now all it can do with it is sell it to China for cheap.

[cutemonster]

What does Putin care about AI? From his perspective, a war and making Russia bigger, and being the supreme commander, is more fun.

Remember, he's old, probably a bit tech incompetent (compared to most people here).

> [Russia] could have focused on building huge datacenters.

Maybe that's what you think is important (or even what is important), but Putin is a different creature

[qwertox]

AI will, after all, become the second biggest weapon humanity has ever created.

[lupusreal]

That's only relevant to Putin's decision making processes if he shares that perspective.

[etiam]

"Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind," [...] "It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

Vladimir Putin, 2017-09-01

https://www.twz.com/14141/putin-says-whoever-has-the-best-ar...

[etiam]

Oh, and:

"The most powerful AI chips in the world will be made right here in America and it'll be a big percentage of the chips made by this company (TSMC)"

Donald Trump, 2025-03-04

https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503040017

[generic92034]

In which regard?

[amelius]

> Russia is out of the AI race. That has been lost and there's no way to reverse it.

Huh, anybody with a laptop and an internet connection can be in the AI race within a few months if not weeks or days.

[NewJazz]

Have you seen Russia's laptops?

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16827/russia-to-build-riscv-p...