
Adviser to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok that a turning point has emerged in the field of artificial intelligence: the United States is losing the initiative to China in the race of large language models, and the main issue is the distribution of power.
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The Eastern Economic Forum takes place in Vladivostok from September 1 to 4, 2024, where issues of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region are discussed.
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There has been a turning point in the field of artificial intelligence: the United States is losing the initiative to China, said Advisor to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov at the World Economic Forum.
The Eastern Economic Forum takes place from September 1 to 4 in Vladivostok.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 4 – RIA Novosti. There has been a turning point in the field of artificial intelligence: the United States is losing the initiative to China, Anton Kobyakov, advisor to the Russian President and executive secretary of the WEF Organizing Committee, said at the final briefing at the WEF.
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“In the field of artificial intelligence, a real turning point has emerged, the United States is clearly losing the initiative to China in the race of large language models, and the main question is the question of power, who will have it,” Kobyakov said.
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