Driver of technological efficiency: the use of AI in key industries was discussed at the RUSSIA EXPO

Artificial Intelligence Day was held at the RUSSIA EXPO. Experts presented the prospects of using Artificial Intelligence in various industries: education, healthcare, transport and others.

Implementation of AI is becoming a priority task for all key sectors of the economy. Russia has approved the National Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence for the period until 2030, thanks to which the introduction of AI will increase GDP by 11.2 trillion rubles, and business and government investment in AI will increase from 120 to 850 billion rubles per year. At the same time, the share of priority sectors of the economy with high readiness to implement AI is going to increase from 12% to 95%. The level of development of the technology today, as well as the measures being taken to introduce it into key sectors of the economy, were discussed at the business events.

Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, spoke about the importance of technology in the development of science, economy and industry of the country.

"We see that artificial intelligence is becoming a key technology, the increase in efficiency in all spheres of life is inextricably linked to its development. Thanks to AI, the transition from an economy of deficiency to an economy of abundance is becoming possible. In conjunction with other technologies, AI is able to reduce the cost of many goods, reducing the cost of their production," emphasized Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of Russia, in turn, noted the role of artificial intelligence in solving the problem of staff shortage and competition for them. According to him, AI technologies optimize processes, and reducing costs and improving product quality allows influencing labour productivity, which is of interest to all key industries.

During the panel discussion "Artificial Intelligence in Education", the participants discussed the impact of AI technologies on education and the trends of their implementation in this system.

"For three years we have been working in two main directions. First, it is the training of teachers in artificial intelligence within the framework of the relevant National Project. By conducting the first stages of training, which include an introductory course on what AI is and how to work with it, we realized the high need for the technology not only for teachers of mathematics and computer science, but also literature, Russian language and other specialties. Secondly, holding an AI Olympiad to identify talents who can work with this technology," said Andrei Gorobets, Director of the Department of Digital Transformation and Big Data at the Russian Ministry of Education.

Another sphere in which AI technologies are being actively used today is transport. As Dmitry Bakanov, Deputy Minister of Transport, noted at the plenary discussion "Artificial Intelligence in the Transportation Industry," a number of areas are being actively developed today.

"We are engaged in the development of unmanned modes of transport: automobile and aviation. Another important direction that concerns transport is the introduction of the "Free flow" system, which allows to automatically debit toll roads or impose fines in case of failure to pay without stopping the vehicle. In addition, the technology of psychophysical monitoring devices for drivers has been introduced, which is aimed at improving the safety of the road environment," said Dmitry Bakanov.

The panel discussion "Depth and Efficiency Limits of AI Development in Industries and Regions" presented the results and experience of five regions working on AI implementation in various industries. These subjects include Moscow, the Moscow region, the Sakhalin region, Republic of Tatarstan and the Kaluga region. Vyacheslav Alenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin region, noted that the region is facing the task of total implementation of artificial intelligence in all spheres. Today, the regional government together with Sber is implementing the "Technology Island" project, which is aimed at transforming the Sakhalin region into a leading region in Russia in terms of the level of implementation of artificial intelligence in its management based on big data.

"One of the main problems that is pressing in the region is human resources. To solve it, we have created an Artificial Intelligence Center on the basis of the university and built an end-to-end system of personnel training, starting from kindergarten and school. In addition, we use AI in medicine - all the workplaces of radiologists, functional diagnosticians and primary care doctors are equipped with AI technologies, as well as in the creation of a comfortable urban environment, assessing the quality of the road surface and recognizing violations of road markings with the help of this tool," said Vyacheslav Alenkov.

During the panel discussion "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare" the experts discussed both the state system of AI management in healthcare and the issue of doctors' trust in the above-mentioned technology. According to Olia Artemova, Deputy Director of the Department of Digital Development and Information Technologies of the Russian Ministry of Health, there is an urgent need for scientific research to increase the loyalty of the professional audience to AI tools. In addition, among the most important topics on the agenda, the speaker noted the monitoring and control of AI application, the ethics of AI application, and the training of staff in this area.

At the end of the business program, the panel discussion "Artificial Intelligence in Fintech" was held. Maxim Grigoriev, CEO of the Association for the Development of Financial Technologies, noted that the financial sector is one of the leaders in the implementation of artificial intelligence - according to their estimates, about 90% of financial organizations use AI technologies in their work. During the event, the participants raised questions about the future of AI in finance, key trends of its development in 2024, as well as the effects of AI implementation for banks and ordinary people.