Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Putin does not use AI, but Kremlin officials do. He supports developing Russian AI models for sovereignty, showcased by Sberbank.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use artificial intelligence tools himself, but officials who work for him do, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added that the Kremlin used AI tools to help sort through citizens' questions during Putin's annual question-and-answer event.
Putin on Wednesday called for a national task force to coordinate Russia's work on homegrown generative artificial intelligence models, which he said were vital to preserving Russian sovereignty.
An AI-powered robot danced for Putin on Wednesday at an exhibition put on by Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, designed to showcase the company's technological advances.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and learn. AI can perform tasks such as speech recognition, decision-making, and problem-solving.
A national task force is a group of experts assembled to address specific issues or challenges at a national level. They often focus on policy development, research, and implementation strategies.
Generative artificial intelligence models are algorithms that can create new content, such as images, text, or music, based on the patterns learned from existing data. They are used in various applications, including creative industries.
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