"Sea ships that can operate without a captain and crew enter our internal waters, and we create unmanned sea vessels ourselves, including in the underwater version, in this case in the field of defense, "Putin said, speaking at a conference on artificial intelligence during the main discussion"Artificial intelligence is the main technology of the XXI century".
He noted that there are many companies in Russia that do what we only recently dreamed of. "We already have self-driving cars on the streets of some cities, but they are still in test mode," the President said.
Putin stressed that it is necessary to boldly conduct scientific research where the prospects for research are not yet tangible.
"You have to act, sometimes, and by touch, I understand this very well. And this direction is what I have already mentioned, strong artificial intelligence, self-learning, when the machine itself will solve any problems better than a person, self-learning, constantly developing, " the President said. He noted that this is where incredible discoveries and technological breakthroughs are possible.