For the first time in Central Asia, a neural network has been appointed to the board of directors of a major state fund. The SKAI system (Samruk-Kazyna Artificial Intelligence), developed around a domestic language model, now holds voting rights on the board of the Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund.
SKAI was officially introduced in Astana at the Digital Bridge 2025 international forum. The system is described by the fund as the first AI-powered and independent board member in the region with decision-making powers.
According to Samruk-Kazyna, SKAI analyzes internal and external regulations, board decisions dating back to 2008, and other corporate documentation. Its deployment is expected to improve “transparency and the quality of corporate governance” by enabling more data-driven decisions.
Nurlan Zhakupov, Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna, hailed the development as a “quantum leap.”
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