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UAE Ranks #1 in Global AI Adoption — Abu Dhabi Leads
The UAE has secured the top spot in global AI adoption, ranking number one for daily AI usage worldwide. Abu Dhabi is the engine behind this rise, leading through platforms like Falcon, MGX, and Stargate, and hosting world-class research at MBZUAI.
20 Dec 2025
UAE's JAIS 2: World's Most Powerful Arabic AI Model
The UAE has officially unveiled JAIS 2, a 70-billion-parameter Arabic AI model developed by MBZUAI, Inception, and Cerebras Systems — trained on 600 billion tokens across Modern Arabic, 17 regional dialects, and Arabizi, making it the world's most powerful open-weight Arabic LLM.
10 Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi: Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
Abu Dhabi goes far beyond its iconic skyline. From the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque to Masdar City and MBZUAI — the world's first AI university — the UAE capital is a living case study in balancing heritage with bold, future-facing ambition.
4 Sep 2025
MBZUAI's AI Creates Virtual Avatars in Seconds
MBZUAI's Metaverse Centre has unveiled Voodoo XP, an AI tool that generates a realistic virtual avatar from a standard webcam in seconds — a stark contrast to Meta's 171-camera Codec Avatar setup. Professor Hao Li and PhD student Ariana Bermudez also showcased XMem++, a video
22 Mar 2025
UAE Ranks 9th Globally for AI Company Density
The UAE ranks 9th globally in AI company density with 49.5 AI firms per million people. Under the UAE AI Strategy 2031, the country targets a $91B GDP boost, runs the world's first AI university, and attracts top talent through 10-year Golden Visas.
13 Feb 2025
G42, Microsoft Launch Responsible AI Foundation in Abu Dhabi
G42 and Microsoft have launched the Responsible AI Future Foundation in Abu Dhabi — the first responsible AI institution in the Middle East. Backed by MBZUAI research and Microsoft's AI for Good Lab expansion, the foundation targets ethical governance and inclusive AI across the
9 Feb 2025
Top UAE Universities Offering AI Degrees in 2024
Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries worldwide — and the UAE is making sure its graduates are ready. Here are the top universities in the UAE offering AI degrees across bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels, as listed by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence.
2 Jul 2024