Potential and Risks of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector of the Subjects of the Russian Federation

The article substantiates the need to introduce progressive digital technologies in various spheres of public administration as a condition for ensuring the competitiveness of the Russian economy. Artificial intelligence turns out to be a source of new digital technologies in various areas of management (for example, in the provision of public services, citizen appeals, etc.), however, it is necessary to take into account the obstacles to its implementation (digital distrust, lack of human resources, gaps in legal support). The purpose of the article is to identify the potential and risks of using artificial intelligence in the sphere of public authority of the subjects of the Russian Federation. The source base for the study is regulations, statistical data and sociological surveys demonstrating attitudes towards artificial intelligence technologies in the public sector. Achieving the purpose of the study becomes possible due to the use of a systematic approach to assessing the prospects for the spread of digital technologies in the public sector of the subjects of the Russian Federation.