The Russian Council of Federation approved a law regulating the… (модель · национальный · суверенный)
The Russian Council of Federation approved a law regulating the development, deployment, and use of large foundational models of artificial intelligence (AI), establishing two categories—sovereign and national AI—with strict data localization requirements and support mechanisms for domestic developers. The law aims to ensure technological independence, security, and alignment with Russian values.
Consensus
- The Russian Council of Federation approved a law on the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies.
- The law defines two categories of AI models: sovereign and national.
- Both sovereign and national AI models must process data exclusively within Russia and involve Russian legal entities.
- The law establishes requirements for data localization, including storage and processing within the country.
- The law includes provisions to support developers of these AI models, such as access to necessary training data.
- The law allows users to mark content created with AI using informational warnings.
- Government systems and sensitive infrastructure are subject to restrictions on AI use, requiring sovereign or national models.
Points of divergence
- Sovereign AI is defined as models developed and trained entirely in Russia, with the requirement of reproducibility; national AI allows use of foreign open-source code, enabling broader technological development opportunities. — vesti
- The law defines large foundational AI models as programs with at least one billion parameters capable of performing human-level intellectual tasks and making decisions or predictions based on user-defined goals. — interfax
Coverage (9 sources)
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