The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Ensuring Digital Sovereignty: Introduction of AI in Public Administration and the Social Sphere — Legal and Ethical Aspects of Its Regulation

The article provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of the role and place of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the strategic process of ensuring the digital sovereignty of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of doctrinal sources and the regulatory framework, the legal and ethical aspects of the implementation of AI systems in the field of public administration and the social sphere are investigated. The author identifies key systemic barriers to the effective implementation of AI, including legal fragmentation, staff shortages, infrastructural constraints, and a lack of public trust. Special attention is paid to the analysis of ethical risks associated with algorithmic bias, violation of citizens' rights and distortion of traditional values. The paper compares globalist and sovereign approaches to the ethical regulation of AI, argues for the need to form a national doctrine of AI ethics based on the Russian philosophical and legal heritage. Based on the results of the study, scientific and practical proposals are formulated to improve legislation and create institutional mechanisms aimed at harmonizing technological development with the objectives of strengthening national sovereignty.