Iran and Russia sign memorandum of understanding to cooperate on ethics in Artificial Intelligence

The agreement was signed by Behrooz Minaei, the secretary of Iran's Artificial Intelligence and robotics development headquarters, and Andrey Neznamov, the chairman of the Russian Commission on Ethics in AI. This is reported by Tehran Times, a partner of TV BRICS.

The signing of this document is an important part for the AI ethics community, as ethics is an extremely important topic for both countries.

This document will mark a new step not only in the technological but also in the cultural dialogue between Russia and Iran. The Russian side particularly appreciates the confidence of Iranian partners in this matter.

Earlier Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued an executive order for the establishment of the "National Steering Committee and the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center"

Creating a complete and stable chain of ideas to market in AI, benefiting from AI for the economic progress of the country, planning to achieve a leading and sustainable position among the countries of the world, as well as identifying and nurturing talents in the field of AI are among the most important tasks of the national AI center.

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