State Duma deputy Seleznev called for "marrying" energy with AI

The development of energy and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies needs to be synchronized and even "married." This was announced on June 4 by Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy of the Federal Assembly of Russia, at the session "From bit to Megawatt: how AI is changing the Energy Landscape" at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"It is not necessary to contrast energy and artificial intelligence, these are two things that need to be "married", in the good sense of the word, the question remains how to do it. Of course, we should not lose the advantages that we have, and the president is talking about this in terms of the development of artificial intelligence, thanks to a well—developed energy infrastructure, at the same time we have local deficits, local surpluses," he said.

According to Seleznev, it is necessary to synchronize the development of one industry with another and overlay the development maps of the spheres on top of each other for planning for a longer period. He stressed that AI should be considered as an additional opportunity for energy development.

"It is necessary to make those decisions that would limit the uncontrolled growth of data centers and other resources that are necessary for the development of artificial intelligence in those regions that are already energy-deficient," the deputy concluded.

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