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Machines Can Think 2026: Global Tech Converges in Abu Dhabi
Machines Can Think 2026 convenes January 26–27 in Abu Dhabi, bringing together 1,500+ technology leaders, policymakers, and enterprise executives for 50+ sessions on AI deployment, governance, and the UAE's national AI strategy.
29 Dec 2025
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
Dubai Businesses Are Going All In on AI
Dubai's business sector is moving beyond AI experimentation and into practical, everyday deployment. Finance teams, operations managers, and data analysts at companies like Emirates NBD, DP World, and DEWA are using AI to streamline workflows, boost accuracy, and free up time
16 Dec 2025
UAE AI Minister: Fight AI and You Lose, BRIDGE Summit 2025
UAE Minister of State for AI Omar Sultan Al Olama delivered a stark warning at BRIDGE Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi: the future belongs to countries and companies that embrace artificial intelligence, not those that resist it.
11 Dec 2025
Sheikh Mohamed Hosts Jeff Bezos in Abu Dhabi to Discuss AI
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi on 4 December 2025, focusing on AI partnerships in education, healthcare, and the economy.
6 Dec 2025
UAE AI Leadership Highlighted by G42 CEO at GITEX 2024
At GITEX Global 2024, G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao declared the UAE a global AI innovator — not just a consumer — crediting the Ministry of AI and MBZUAI, while calling for stronger UAE-US cooperation on AI frontiers.
16 Oct 2024
Sheikh Mohammed Tours GITEX GLOBAL 2024 in Dubai
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum toured GITEX GLOBAL 2024 at Dubai World Trade Centre, visiting pavilions from Microsoft, Huawei, G42, and IBM as the 44th edition brought together 6,500 exhibitors from 180+ countries under the theme "Global Collaboration to Forge a Future
15 Oct 2024
UAE–US AI Partnership: Sheikh Mohamed Meets Biden
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan visited the White House to advance AI cooperation between the two countries — his first official US trip in seven years — resulting in a new defence designation and a formal AI memorandum of understanding.
26 Sep 2024
AI to Add AED 367 Billion to UAE GDP by 2030: Astra Tech
Artificial intelligence could add AED 367 billion — roughly 14% of total GDP, or about $100 billion — to the UAE economy by 2030, according to Abdallah Abu Al Sheikh, founder of Astra Tech and CEO of Botim, speaking at the Dubai AI & Web3 Festival.
12 Sep 2024
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
UAE President Addresses G7 Italy Summit on AI and Energy
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan addressed the G7 Summit in Puglia, Italy, urging world leaders to harness artificial intelligence for sustainable energy and prevent technology from widening the global development gap.
21 Jun 2024
UAE AI Minister: We Aim to Be Number One Globally
UAE AI Minister Omar Al Olama has reaffirmed the country's ambition to lead the world in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, outlining semiconductor plans and a closer strategic partnership with OpenAI in a Bloomberg Television interview.
13 Jun 2024
Dubai AI Retreat 2024: UAE Rises in Global AI Rankings
The UAE's inaugural AI Retreat at the Museum of the Future in Dubai brought together 2,500 AI specialists. Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama revealed the UAE now ranks third globally for AI talent per capita — up from 11th in 2021 — behind only Luxembourg and Switzerland.
12 Jun 2024
UAE to Train 1 Million Residents in AI by 2027
The UAE has launched an ambitious plan to train over one million residents in AI by 2027, with Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama calling it the world's first major drive to make an entire population AI-ready. Workshops began at the DIFC alongside the appointment of 22 Chief AI
11 Jun 2024