Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said artificial intelligence could become a basic necessity like electricity and the internet within the next few years in a video message he sent to an innovation summit in Moscow.

Speaking at the 2nd Moscow Summit on Technological Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation, Mishustin said the processes transforming the world were advancing rapidly and actively.

The Russian prime minister described the current period as a global technological revolution.
In the same message, Mishustin also announced that around 37,000 new IT companies had been established in Russia in the first half of 2026. The Russian prime minister called for technologies to be applied in practical fields and for products that would strengthen countries’ economies to be brought to market.
In the same message, Mishustin also announced that around 37,000 new IT companies had been established in Russia in the first half of 2026 and called for technologies to be turned into viable products that would strengthen the economy.