The Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of Armenia is gathering proposals from companies and startups to develop a draft regulation on AI. The third meeting of the Public Council under the minister took place on September 30, involving companies, startups, and international organizations.
According to the ministry's press service, participants discussed the vision for the national AI ecosystem and approaches to developing regulation. There is no preliminary draft yet: the goal of the consultations is to gather proposals to form further approaches based on them. Special attention was given to computing resources, including the effective use of capacity under the agreement between the Armenian government and Firebird AI. Topics such as computing infrastructure, attracting specialists, supporting startups and research, protecting intellectual property, regulatory innovations, and the application of AI in the public sector were raised. Organizers summarized the proposals, and consultations with the private sector will continue.
Rules are being discussed where the technical base has already been established. Armenia has launched the first phase of the Firebird center near Razdan: $500 million has been invested, and more than 6,000 Nvidia Blackwell processors have been installed, with a capacity of 18 megawatts. By the end of 2027, the number of accelerators is planned to exceed 100,000. The use of these capacities was identified by meeting participants as one of the key issues. At the same time, the republic is completing its financial framework. Ani Makaryan, CEO of the Central Depository of Armenia, stated that local investors will gain access to the stock market of Kazakhstan through the cooperation of the Armenian exchange with the Abu Dhabi platform, expanding access to other markets in Central Asia.
Armenia first acquired computing power, then expanded channels for capital, and is now addressing the rules of the game. Infrastructure and money arrived before legislation, and gathering proposals from businesses seems like an attempt to bridge this gap.
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