MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will be required as they permeate all of Russian society, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

"The work should continue; this is the progress of humankind," Peskov said, commenting on a public post on the website of the Future of Life organization, calling to suspend education in neural networks. "Regulation will definitely be needed as AI will expand its presence in the economy, in the daily life of people," he noted.

A group consisting of Sberbank CEO Herman Gref, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev, as well as different agencies and companies is dealing with AI development in Russia, Peskov said. "Gradual efforts are underway to develop AI and use developments already available in the economy. The President has repeatedly underscored the importance of this area of activities and the need to continue them, so as to prevent Russia from falling behind other countries," the Kremlin Spokesman said. "This work will continue," he added.