On the Main Trends for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies as a Research Tool

The article was prepared on the basis of a report presented at the interdepartmental round table “The Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Pursuing Research in the Humanities” that was held on September 27, 2024. The work provides an overview of certain provisions of the National Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence for the period up to 2030, which was updated in February 2024 and is aimed at expanding the application of AI technologies as a research tool. The overview of the provisions is accompanied by a description of the advantages that scholars gain using AI technologies within the framework of generally accepted stages of research work. Along with the advantages for researchers, the article presents the possibilities of applying certain AI tools in relation to other tools, including the benefits of large AI models and strong AI. The article also contains a list of possible results of the use of AI technologies in a number of humanities disciplines and fields – in sociology, economics, medicine, etc. In particular, the specific tools of Russian researchers created on the basis of these technologies are taken from the practices of AI research centers established in 2021–2023.