Putin demands that teachers prevent people from being divided based on their level of intelligence

Dictator Vladimir Putin stated that, against the backdrop of the development of artificial intelligence, we must not allow society to be divided into an “intellectual elite”—those who have been taught to think—and people who, due to their level of intellectual development, will be relegated to the background.

“We must not allow a situation to arise in which we end up with an intellectual elite that has been taught to think, and people who, due to their level of intellectual development, will be relegated to the background. Under no circumstances can we allow such a situation to arise,” Putin said.

He added that “a great deal depends” on educators in this regard. According to Putin, one of the “particular challenges” for today’s educators is the ability to “teach people to learn throughout their lives” and to instill in them a “culture of achieving results independently.”

On October 1, during a plenary session of the Valdai Forum, Putin also spoke about the risks associated with the development of artificial intelligence. He cited warnings from experts who believe that AI could become yet another attempt to “reduce everyone to a common denominator” and depersonalize people through “algorithms configured by someone.”

“Such digital totalitarianism will be just as dead-end, bleak, and inhumane as the examples of totalitarian societies from the past that we are familiar with,” Putin stated.

He also highlighted an issue that is already relevant and may become even more pressing: how can states transitioning to an increasingly digital foundation ensure their sovereignty in this sphere? According to Putin, this involves the need to simultaneously guarantee security and cultural identity without isolating oneself from global progress and technological development.

On July 8, the State Duma passed a law supporting the development of artificial intelligence technologies in its second and third readings. The document introduces the concepts of “sovereign” and “national” AI models into Russian legislation and establishes a requirement that they conform to “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” In late July, Putin signed the bill into law.

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