Sber’s AI Journey Conference: Tech development must be human-centric – WFMZ Allentown
MOSCOW, Nov. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sber’s international online conference “Artificial Intelligence Journey” culminated in a discussion titled “AI Technology to Address Social Issues”, in which the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, participate…….
MOSCOW, Nov. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sber’s international online conference “Artificial Intelligence Journey” culminated in a discussion titled “AI Technology to Address Social Issues”, in which the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, participated. The discussion was moderated by Sber CEO and Chairman of the Sberbank Executive Board, Herman Gref. The session was attended by the winners of the AI International Junior Contest, organized by Sber in partnership with the Artificial Intelligence Alliance.
This year’s conference hit all-time record, with 52,000 participants. Over 800 people presented their solutions to AI challenges, including innovative approaches to Strong AI and Artificial General Intelligence. For the first time, the conference announced the results of the international AI contest for children who have demonstrated considerable ambition.
President Putin started his speech by thanking CEO Herman Gref and Sber’s employees for a great job, noting that Sber’s banking operations have always been, and remain, a true “people’s bank” of systemic significance to the Russian economy, serving over 100 million clients to date. While promoting the idea of technical progress, Sber has built a people-centric ecosystem, developing a new paradigm where the human is the centre of all processes. This transformation supports not only economy but also people’s lifestyles.
With this background, President Putin noted, it is crucial to transition promptly from an experiment to a major launch of new cross-cutting technologies designed to improve the quality of people’s lives. Accordingly, the development plans in various industries should be closely aligned with AI development strategies and extensive training programs on AI competencies for specialists from various fields are essential.
At the same time, when removing excessive barriers to advanced solutions and creating a regulatory environment appropriate to the challenges of the time, it is necessary to consider a wide range of complex legal and ethical issues. These relate to ensuring access to data and data depersonalization, intellectual property guarantees, and countering crime in the field of technology. To be leaders in the field of AI, we need a human environment — an atmosphere in the family and at school that supports moral values and the development of soft skills, including teamwork.
Sber CEO Herman Gref then announced the winners of the Artificial Intelligence International Junior Contest, with contestants presenting their AI solutions to President Putin. Among them was an app for converting Russian sign language into text; a neural network that adapts school tasks to the interests of the student (sports, music, literature, animals) without distorting its meaning which increases motivation; a system for detecting deepfakes; …….
