Astana, Oct 2 (EFE).– Russian entrepreneur and Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Thursday announced the opening of an artificial intelligence center in Kazakhstan.
“I’m proud to announce that today we are inaugurating in this building a laboratory specialized in artificial intelligence that we call Alem AI,” Durov said during his visit to Astana.
Digital Bridge 2025 forum
The eccentric billionaire made the announcement at the international Digital Bridge 2025 forum, adding that the first project will be a collaboration between Telegram and Kazakhstan’s supercomputing cluster, backed by the country’s Ministry of Digitalization.
“What is the project about? In recent months at Telegram we have been working on a new technology that connects artificial intelligence and blockchain,” he explained.
Telegram founder meets with Tokayev
Durov also met Wednesday with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with whom he discussed prospects for implementing joint projects in the field of artificial intelligence.
The presidential press service said Tokayev praised Telegram’s efforts to support Kazakhstan’s digital development.
Return visit
Durov last visited the Central Asian country in 2024. EFE