Whoever becomes the leader in artificial intelligence will become the ruler of the world.

With the recent issues with Russia and Ukraine the Vladimir Putin quote about artificial intelligence continues to pop into my mind. “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russian, 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. The video below is a couple of year old but shows Vladimir Putin is focused on Russia becoming a world leader in artificial intelligence. Here is a quote from Elon Musk that gets a person thinking: “Competition for AI superiority at national level is the most likely cause of WW3.” ~Elon Musk.

It is difficult to determine exactly what Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks of artificial intelligence (AI) as he has made a number of statements on the topic over the years that have been somewhat ambiguous or conflicting.

In general, Putin has expressed both optimism and caution about the potential of AI. On the one hand, he has acknowledged the potential benefits of AI, including its ability to improve productivity and efficiency, and has called for Russia to take a leadership role in the development and deployment of AI. On the other hand, he has also expressed concerns about the potential risks and challenges of AI, including the potential for it to be used to threaten national security or to disrupt the labor market.

Overall, Putin’s views on AI seem to reflect the broader global debate about the potential benefits and risks of this technology, and it is likely that he will continue to take a nuanced and cautious approach to its development and deployment.

Dangers of Artificial Intelligence.

AI Threats and Danger Quotes

“There are a lot of weapons that we’ve developed which we’ve pulled back from – biological weapons, chemical weapons, etc. This may be the case with armed autonomous robotics, where we ultimately pull back from them.” ~Peter Singer
“With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon.” ~Elon Musk
“Humans should be worried about the threat posed by artificial intelligence.” ~Bill Gates
“Listening to Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking talking about artificial intelligence reminds me of the Jurassic Park scene where they talk about chaos theory.” ~Dave Waters
“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race… It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.” ~Stephen Hawking
“You take the best and brightest 200 human beings on the planet, you scan their brains and you get robots that to all intents and purposes are indivisible from the humans on which they are based, except a thousand times faster and better.” ~Robin Hanson
“When fake news meets artificial intelligence (AI), the risk is robots will like, leaving us with fake intelligence and artificial news, or exactly where we are now.” ~Jim Vibert
“If Elon Musk is wrong about artificial intelligence and we regulate it who cares. If he is right about AI and we don’t regulate it we will all care.” ~Dave Waters
“First, stop thinking of robots. A robot is a container for AI, sometimes mimicking the human form, sometimes not–but the AI itself is the computer inside the robot. AI is the brain, and the robot is its body–if it even has a body.” ~Tim Urban