The Mirage and the Machine: Dubai's Role in the AI Race
Dubai has never waited for the world to catch up. It has always leapt ahead - constructing skylines before cities could dream of one, introducing hyperloop projects before some nations even fixed their trains. But in the silent, relentless race of artificial intelligence, the city is no longer merely a stage. It’s a contender.
At the recent Dubai Future Forum, officials unveiled sweeping ambitions to integrate AI into governance, infrastructure, and education - well beyond chatbots and traffic systems. The message was clear: artificial intelligence is not a trend; it's policy.
While the West stumbles through regulatory fog and China builds behind a firewall, Dubai is capitalizing on its agility. Its centralization enables fast-track decision-making. Its tax regime attracts top-tier AI firms. Its universities are churning out machine learning experts.
But agility without ethics is a dangerous thing.
AI cannot become just another monument to ambition. It must be accountable, inclusive, and explainable. Dubai has the opportunity - and responsibility - to not just build the future, but to humanize it.
Photo credits: Dubai Future Foundation
Oksana Bozhko
Oksana Bozhko is a Contributor to Dubai Voice.
Vladyslava Garkusha
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