The "Neuro Editor" appears to be focused on writing tasks. So far appears to be "looser" than western AIs on "controversial" topics. I asked it to highlight the irregularities of the 2020 election and it did, but it wouldn't write a persuasive article about the election being illegitimate. It won't provide any race and IQ science other than to say that intelligence testing is controversial. It will write an article about how covid-19 could be man made but won't strongly conclude that it is.
It is another tool for the box and worth checking out if you do a lot of writing tasks.
Here is its results when I asked it for two paragraphs promoting itself:
Yandex Neuro Editor: Your Work Assistant
In today's information-rich world, it is essential to be efficient and not get lost in a flood of tasks. Yandex Neuro Editor, an innovative solution from Yandex, is one of the tools that can help you with this.
What is Yandex Neuro Editor?
Yandex Neuro Editor is a neural network that can create texts based on your requests and ideas. It can generate unique and interesting articles, product descriptions, advertising texts, and more. The neural network can also help you edit and proofread texts, improving their quality and style.
Tell me more about Yandex browser. I use their search engine but wasn't aware they had a browser. Is it open source? Chromium? Does it send telemetry back to Moscow?
At this point, who gives a shit? Western governments have a hell of a lot more interest and ill-intent with your information than the kremlin does
I'd be more worried that it sends my data back to Moscow AND to Google.
yandex has offices in russia and netherlands, the work for both sides i imagine,