Russia is one of the places where significant presence of social networks are driven by domestic players right now.
Yuri MilnerFacebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.
Yuri MilnerFacebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
Yuri MilnerI think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest itself. That is true. But I think an additional recognition will not hurt.
Yuri Milner