Towards the development of "strong" artificial intelligence in Russia and abroad: some elements of strategies and legal framework

Artificial intelligence (AI), technologies, systems, and algorithms, especially “strong” AI, which will provide undeniable advantages to those who develop it first and enlist its support, are con-stantly developing. They bring a duality into our lives - benefits and potential harm. Therefore, it is necessary and timely to discuss strategies for the battle over AI in the Russian Federation, China, the United States, and the European Union, as well as the prospects for AI development. The author approaches the problem from an objective-subjective perspective, assuming that AI emerges through objective reality and human development. Scientific novelty, theoretical, and practical significance are determined by the aim of the research and the range of issues studied. As a result, the author concludes that there are several contradictions - cultural and geopolitical - between the considered approaches of the PRC and the USA, where the USA blocks the export of AI to the US adversaries (China, Russia) and China uses WAIC to create a cross-cultural dialogue under the auspices of global solidarity in the field of AI. On the other hand, the EU be-comes an object of criticism for its attempts to become an “ethics arbitrator” entity based on regulatory framework, but it is itself dependent on American and Chinese digital platforms with-out having its own. This could lead to a split between the technological ecosystems of the US (as well as EU) and China, based on parallel standards - American, “ideologically neutral AI” versus Chinese human-oriented AI addressing to all interested parties.