{"id":119139,"date":"2024-12-20T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119139\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-vows-to-develop-ai-despite-skepticism","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119139\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka vows to develop AI despite skepticism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_oae_press.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_oae_press.jpg 712w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_oae_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_oae_press-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 20, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, who is currently visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pledged to &#8220;promote and develop\u201d artificial intelligence at his meeting with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, the host country\u2019s investment minister and CEO of the ADQ investment company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler admitted to a certain initial distrust of AI. \u201cThere was talk that this bloody artificial intelligence will soon take over the whole world,\u201d his press office reported, quoting him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late September, \u0141uka\u0161enka told Minsk computer science students that he did not use any AI tools for information analysis or decision-making. \u201cI fear that this artificial intelligence will hold us captive,\u201d he said just three months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dubai-1767540_1280-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dubai-1767540_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dubai-1767540_1280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dubai-1767540_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dubai-1767540_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka goes to UAE after Oman<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 18, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a working visit after his four-day stay in Oman, his press office reports. The Belarusian ruler is expected to hold several meetings and talks, focusing on &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/118805\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, who is currently visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pledged to &#8220;promote and develop\u201d artificial intelligence at his meeting with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, the host country\u2019s investment minister and CEO of the ADQ investment company. 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