At the Russia-Africa forum, 15 foreign companies joined the Artificial Intelligence Code of Ethics

As part of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, representatives of 15 foreign companies joined the Code of Ethics in the Field of Artificial Intelligence, developed at the AI Alliance platform. Companies from Nigeria, Zambia, Cyprus, Senegal, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Israel, Mozambique, Mali, Kenya and South Africa have become members of a large community of experts in the field of artificial intelligence, consisting of almost 200 organizations.

Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank:

“Over 180 Russian companies and organizations have already joined the code, and today the circle of participants in the code has been expanded by 15 companies from 12 foreign countries. We are very pleased that the geography of code participants is rapidly expanding not only within our country, but also on a global scale. It is certainly important that representatives of various organizations pay attention to the issues of AI ethics and the responsible development of new technologies, which will undoubtedly become an impetus for their development in the world.”

The Code was developed and is being improved at the AI Alliance, together with representatives of the academic community and with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Analytical Center for the Government. Among the first to sign the document were Sber, Yandex, MTS, VK, Gazprom Neft and the Russian Direct Investment Fund, as well as other leading companies and institutions.

AI Alliance unites leading technological companies for joint development of their competences and accelerated implementation of AI in education, scientific research and practical business activities. The Alliance companies are Sber, Gazprom Neft, Yandex, VK, MTS and RDIF. The mission of the association is to be the center of AI development in Russia and to provide technological leadership for our country and the Alliance companies in the global technology market.