‣ Gulf AI Race: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are turning artificial intelligence into the next arena of soft power competition.
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🤖 The Race for AI Leadership in the Gulf
What happened
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are locked in an intensifying competition to dominate the region’s AI future.
Abu Dhabi remains the early mover, building an AI ecosystem anchored by G42 (its AI-focused tech holding group), Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and major US partnerships, including access to thousands of Nvidia chips through Microsoft’s latest multi-billion dollar investment.
