The head of Rostelecom urged Russians to go back to landline phones
Mikhail Oseevsky, president of the Russian company Rostelecom, has publicly expressed doubts about the need to build large data centers in Russia for the development of AI.
Instead, the high-ranking official called for the widespread installation of landline phones across the country.
The head of the state-owned corporation expressed skepticism about the significant financial investments currently being directed toward generative models and AI technologies.
He drew a parallel with previous technological trends, which, in his assessment, failed to live up to expectations.
Currently, the infrastructure to support neural networks is rapidly scaling up in the West, placing a significant burden on the energy systems of industrialized nations.
Oseevsky stated that he sees no real grounds for deploying such powerful complexes within the Russian Federation.
The Russian official believes that the actual staffing and infrastructure needs of the domestic IT market are significantly more modest than what other major players claim.
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