Russia needs more people. Can AI help?
Russia faces demographic crisis as indicated by President Putin during his annual press conference:
“From both a humanitarian and geopolitical perspective, bearing in mind the people of the country – 146 million for such a vast territory is absolutely insufficient,”
In 2021 Russia’s population declined from 500.000 citizens. Russia invests a lot into AI via ‘Priority 2030’ project. Will AI and robotics help dealing with a problem aging and declining population?