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Articles by Ben Dubow

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Russian AI Struggles in Its Own Language

Russia's supposedly cutting-edge GigaChat MAX — based on DeepSeek — is still miles behind its Chinese and American competitors.
3 Min read
opinion Ben Dubow

Embarrassingly for the Kremlin, Russian AI Isn’t Good Enough for Its Own Disinformation

Putin says he wants to make Russia a world leader in artificial intelligence. But ironically, Russian propaganda is still reliant on American software...
4 Min read
opinion Ben Dubow

Will Russia Be an Artificial Intelligence Disinformation Victim or Perpetrator?

2 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Russia might be as at risk from AI-generated disinformation as the Kremlin’s enemies.
3 Min read
opinion Ben Dubow

Why Putin’s Faith in Russia’s ‘Homegrown Midjourney’ Is Misplaced

Russia’s AI image generators may not be an antidote to Western narratives and are far less sophisticated than the alternatives.
4 Min read
opinion Ben Dubow

Russia-China Alliance Would Build Artificial Intelligence For Dictators

Russia will have to accept its status as a junior partner to Beijing in the quest to build AI that won’t challenge their repressive regimes.
4 Min read
opinion Ben Dubow

Putin Wants Russia to Win the Artificial Intelligence Race. Here’s Why it Won’t

With crippling sanctions, tech talent driven away and restrictive information laws, Moscow’s dreams of AI supremacy may never come true.
5 Min read