Yousef Al Otaiba, Columnist

AI’s Future Is Being Forged by the US and the UAE

The deal between Microsoft and G42 is just one step in the race to realize the technology’s potential — and limit its harm.

Women walks through the Museum of the Future in Dubai during the Artificial Intelligence Forum held on October 11, 2023.

Photographer: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

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As oil was fortune in the last century, data is destiny in this one. The era of artificial intelligence has arrived — a transformational moment that will touch every area of modern life and international affairs.

It is also a moment that could slip through our fingers. AI is a technology that can proliferate at a speed that was unthinkable just a decade ago, far beyond the checks and boundaries of the physical world.