Yapay Zekâ Odaklı Ekonomik Rekabette Rusya: ABD ve Çin ile Topsis Modeli Üzerinden Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

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Yapay zekânın (YZ) çağdaş küresel ekonomide oyun değiştirici nitelik taşıyan temel özelliği, ulusal ekonomik performansa doğrudan ve orantılı katkı sunmasıdır. Yapay zekâ, salt bir teknolojik yenilik olmanın ötesine geçerek verimlilik, rekabet gücü ve yapısal dönüşümün stratejik bir itici gücü hâline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yapay zekâ temelli bir ekonomik model geliştirmeye yönelik küresel yarışta Rusya’nın konumunu, iki temel rakibi olan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve Çin’in performanslarıyla karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirmektir. Patent üretimi, yatırım hacmi, hukuki çerçeveler, yapay zekâ odaklı işletmelerin ortaya çıkışı, finansman mekanizmaları ve kurumsal hazırlık düzeyi gibi çok boyutlu göstergelere dayanan karşılaştırmalı bir analiz yoluyla çalışma, yapay zekâ güdümlü ekonomik rekabet ortamında Rusya’nın göreli güçlü ve zayıf yönlerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmada bir karşılaştırmalı kıyaslama analiz modeli kullanılmaktadır. Analiz kapsamında örnek ülkelerin yapay zekâ performansları; Uluslararası Para Fonu (IMF) temelli Yapay Zekâ Hazırlık Endeksi (AI Preparedness Index-AIPI), Stanford Üniversitesi tarafından hazırlanan AI Index Report (AIIR) ve Oxford Üniversitesi temelli Government AI Readiness Index gibi endekslerdeki skorları üzerinden Kıyaslama Modeli aracılığıyla karşılaştırılmaktadır. Model çerçevesinde, söz konusu endekslerdeki sıralamalar R ortamında TOPSIS yaklaşımı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Test sonuçlarına göre Rusya’nın (C* = 0,170), gerek yapay zekâya yönelik yatırım kapasitesi gerekse kurumsal altyapı açısından oldukça zayıf bir performans sergilediği ve küresel yapay zekâ ekonomisinde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ile Çin’in belirgin biçimde gerisinde konumlandığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgu, Rusya’nın mevcut yapay zekâ ekosisteminin teknolojik rekabetçiliği sürdürebilmek için gerekli mali kaynaklardan, politika uyumundan ve yenilik odaklı kurumsal yapılardan yoksun olduğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yapay Zekâ Temelli Ekonomi
• TOPSIS
• Rusya
• ABD
• Çin

Russia in the AI-Driven Economic Rivalry: Benchmarking the TOPSIS Model with the US and China

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The main game-changing feature of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the contemporary global economy lies in its direct and proportional contribution to national economic performance. AI has evolved from being a technological innovation into a strategic driver of productivity, competitiveness, and structural transformation. The aim of this study is to benchmark Russia’s position in the global race to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven economic model against the performance of its two principal competitors, the United States and China. By conducting a comparative analysis based on multidimensional indica-tors such as patent generation, investment volume, legal frameworks, the emergence of AI-focused enterprises, funding mechanisms, and institutional readiness, the study seeks to identify Russia’s relative strengths and weaknesses within the evolving landscape of AI-driven economic competitiveness. In this regard, the study employs a benchmarking analysis model. Within the scope of the analysis, the artificial intelligence performance of the sample countries is compared using their scores on indices such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-based AI Preparedness Index (AIPI), the Stanford University-based AI Index Report (AIIR), and the Oxford-based Government AI Readiness Index, through Benchmark Model. Within the scope of the model, the rankings in the indices are analysed using the TOPSIS approach in ‘R’. According to the test results, it has been determined that Russia (C* = 0.170) performs very poorly both in terms of AI-related investment capacity and institutional infrastructure, positioning itself significantly behind the United States and China in the global AI economy. This outcome indicates that Russia’s current AI ecosystem lacks the necessary financial resources, policy coherence, and innovation-oriented institutions required to sustain technological competitiveness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• AI-Driven economy
• TOPSIS
• Russia
• US
• China

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