Russia has announced plans to integrate its homegrown Artificial Intelligence model, Gigachat, into the computing systems of the International Space Station (ISS), according to the head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
The Gigachat model, created by Sberbank, the country’s largest bank, is one of two major large language models (LLM) that Russia is developing in a bid to compete with the United States and China in the global AI landscape.
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov stated that the upcoming mission to the ISS, scheduled for autumn, will bring the necessary equipment to deploy the model. Gigachat is expected to assist the crew in processing satellite images, enhancing the resolution from one meter per pixel to 0.5 meters.
“This provides immediate support for our cosmonauts,” Bakanov remarked during a technology conference held in Moscow.
In April, a Russian spacecraft successfully transported US astronaut Jonathan Kim along with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Rizhnikov and Alexei Zubrytsky to the ISS. The next Russian mission to the ISS is set for November 27.
Russia has committed to participating in the ISS program until 2028 and aims to launch the first two modules of its new space station in 2027.
Sberbank’s focus is on developing AI agents—intelligent systems designed to analyze data, make decisions, and take action autonomously without continuous human oversight.
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