Putin says the nation that leads in AI will be the ruler of the world   The Verge - September 4, 2017
Russian president Vladimir Putin has joined the war of words concerning the international race to develop artificial intelligence. Putin predicted that whichever country leads the way in AI research will come to dominate global affairs. "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world - Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2018.

Elon Musk Tweeted ... China, Russia, soon all countries with strong computer science will compete for AI superiority at a national level most likely the cause of WW3.

As the algorithm of reality accelerates, world leaders must keep up with science from technology and hacking, to AI taking control, to the truth about what is going on in space. We need to know to move forward. Putin said the nation that leads in AI will be the ruler of the world, but also warned that artificial intelligence not only offers colossal opportunities but deadly dangers.

Putin uses science and tech to disrupt other countries and will continue to do so. The wars of the future are the tech wars. The only thing that has moved humanity past its basic survival instincts is not really love and light but science and technology on the road to remembering who we are, why we are here, and where we are going.