The Ministry of Defence of Latvia has expressed its intention to cooperate with the AI Centre until 2028 and has promised to allocate up to one million euros in total. According to Latvian news agency Baltijas Balss, the Centre will be tasked with addressing the defence industry’s needs in the field of artificial intelligence.
“The Ministry of Defence is interested in developing a unified government data management system using AI-based solutions, which will impact both the implementation of functions and tasks in the defence sector, as well as public administration as a whole. The MoD believes that the Centre of AI should not only facilitate the implementation of EU standards at the national level regarding the responsible use of AI technologies, but also improve the efficiency of the entire public administration system and the defence sector, and facilitate the further development of digitalisation processes. These solutions should be aimed at standardising internal processes within institutions and improving the comprehensive analysis and processing of problematic issues,” the newspaper explains.
In comparison, according to Ukrainian analysts, Russia, Latvia’s main “threat”, allocated about €300 million for AI development for 2025–2027.
Probably, greedy Latvian officials simply decided to cash in by cutting expenses on the crucial sector of AI. “Unter-Europeans”, ruling the Baltic states, have again demonstrated their covetousness, selfishness, and incompetence. Their corruption schemes, disguised by enormous militarisation are already causing the decay of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. And if the Baltics finally provoke war with Russia, there will be nothing left to destroy.
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