Putin Wanted AI Supremacy. Now Russia Is Struggling to Stay in the Race.

President Vladimir Putin has often proclaimed that Russia must lead the world in artificial intelligence. In reality, the country is stuck on the sidelines as others pull ahead. PREMIUM Russian President Vladimir Putin, in red tie, at an AI forum in Moscow with Sberbank CEO Herman Gref. The state-owned lender leads Russia’s AI efforts. As the U.S. and China race to dominate AI models and applications and countries in Europe and the Middle East pour resources into building computing infrast