THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE POLITICAL REGIME OF RUSSIA: PROBLEMS OF LEGITIMACY, INFORMATION SECURITY AND SOFT POWER

Aim. To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the prospects and threats of artificial intelligence technologies to the political regime of modern Russia, as well as to study relations between such technologies and the legitimacy and information security of political regimes. Procedure and research methods. The existing political regime in Russia was examined using the methods of SWOT analysis and functional approach. Results. The advantages of artificial intelligence for the Russian political regime include the development of e-government, faster processing of citizens’ requests and possibilities of big data analysis. Among the risks of introducing such technologies are insufficient information security of cloud computing technologies related to artificial intelligence, dependence of Russia on foreign computer technologies and software, uncertainty in terms of the core value of artificial intelligence. Theoretical / practical relevance. An assumption is made that artificial intelligence can become the most promising direction in the promotion of soft power. Relying on API systems, e-government, the Internet of things, holograms, network communities, multiplayer games, cloud computing technologies, drones, computer vision, big data analytics and other innovations, artificial intelligence may become a foundation for the entire socio-political life of mankind.

«мягкая сила», SWOT-анализ, artificial intelligence, information security, Russia, soft power, political regime, legitimacy, SWOT analysis

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