The United Institute of Informatics and Artificial Intelligence of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus actively participates in global scientific dialogues. Today, Vasily Kovalev, a leading researcher at the Biomedical Image Analysis Laboratory, represented our institute and participated in an online meeting of the BRICS Academies of Sciences Forum.

The key topic of the event was the role of artificial intelligence as a tool for advancing sustainable development goals and strengthening the position of countries in the Global South. The forum brought together representatives of academies of sciences and research organizations from Belarus, Russia, India, Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Vietnam.

Particular attention was paid to the use of AI in medicine. In his speech, Vasily Alekseevich emphasized the importance of developing effective solutions that automate disease diagnosis and noted the need for responsible and safe development of neural network technologies.

The data sets and scientific potential of the BRICS countries create a unique opportunity for the joint development of inclusive AI solutions that take into account national legal and contextual specifics. Discussions at the forum confirmed the need to develop collective approaches capable of ensuring the sustainable and secure development of neural network technologies in order to achieve global development goals.