#Generative AI

Qatar Airways unveils world’s first AI cabin crew

Meet world’s first AI cabin crew: Qatar Airways’ Sama 2.0

Sama 2.0 is fluent in English and the airline said she will expand to Arabic and other languages later this year to cater to its global audience

DeepFest 2024: The imperative for responsible AI

DeepFest 2024: The imperative for responsible AI

With AI increasingly evolving into a general-purpose technology, issues of control and accountability have been brought to the forefront

Saudi Arabia’s PIF pitches kingdom as AI hub

Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF pitches kingdom as AI hub

Al-Rumayyan’s comments signal that data centres may be a core part of the kingdom’s strategy to capitalise on the booming demand for GenAI technology

DeepFest 2024: World’s premier AI event returns to Riyadh

DeepFest returns to Riyadh: A glimpse into the future of AI

The event features seminars and discussions on AI policy and governance, AI ethics and regulation, GenAI, robotics, and AI and the future of work

How AI and ML are transforming business analytics

Why AI and ML are transforming business analytics

Leveraging AI and ML in business intelligence enhances operational data utilisation and business intelligence offerings

UAE President establishes AI and Advanced Technology Council

UAE President establishes AI and Advanced Technology Council

The council will contribute to the continued development and prosperity of the post-hydrocarbon economy

SAXO BANK OUTRAGEOUS PREDICTIONS - 2024

Outrageous Predictions 2024: Saxo Bank picks 8 global events to keep an eye out for

Looking ahead to 2024, Saxo Bank sees a world at an inflection point, with the familiar road of the last decade coming to an end

PRESIGHT - AI IN SPORTS

Interview: Can Presight AI do a Moneyball for cricket?

Presight AI’s CEO highlights the role of data analytics in enhancing enterprise efficiency and unlocking the potential of one of world’s biggest sports

OpenAI - Sam Altman

UPDATE: Sam Altman to join Microsoft after OpenAI exit

Altman’s sacking angered current and former employees and worried them over an upcoming $86bn share sale

UAE payments revenue to hit $19.8bn by 2027

UAE payments revenue to hit $19.8bn by 2027, says BCG

Growth in the country’s payments space is being fueled by a surge in digital transactions and technological advancements such as GenAI

Elon Musk - xAI - Grok

Elon Musk unveils AI-bot ‘Grok’, announces plan to integrate xAI with his social media platform

xAI released its first AI model, a bot named Grok, which was made available to all X Premium+ subscribers before its public launch

Abu Dhabi’s G42, OpenAI partner Middle East AI push

GITEX GLOBAL 2023: G42, OpenAI partner to advance AI in Middle East

The partnership will focus on delivering OpenAI’s generative AI models across sectors spanning financial services to energy and healthcare

DUBAI AI

Dubai.AI is city’s new concierge: How to access the AI-powered platform

Dubai.AI serves as a one-stop destination for users to access a wide range of information and services related to the emirate

Transformation through AI

Insights: Why workforce transformation hinges on AI

Leverage generative AI to enhance productivity, improve candidate and employee experience, and streamline HR processes

Google doodle 25

Google marks 25 years with a Doodle: Fun facts about the search giant

Google’s journey over the past two decade reflects the historical impact it has had on the way we use and engage with technology

Google Lens and Bard

Google Lens is coming to Bard in Arabic

Bard is now making its existing English language features available to more than 40 new languages while launching new capabilities

Financial advisors generative AI

Top 5 tips for financial advisors to stay ahead amidst the rise of generative AI

The great feature of Generative AI is the possibility to have extremely targeted results as long as the queries posed to it are relevant, detailed and tailored enough

AI Brands

Insights: Without AI, brands will fall behind

Digital users in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE expect AI to have a significantly positive impact on their digital interactions

Appled developes Open AI, Ajax

Apple tests ‘Apple GPT,’ develops generative AI tools to catch OpenAI

Apple is laying the foundation for AI services with the Ajax framework, as well as a ChatGPT-like tool for use, internally

Meta's Llama 2 model released

Meta unveils AI chatbot Llama 2 for commercial use via Microsoft

The partnership aligns Meta more closely with Microsoft, which has emerged as the clear leader in AI

Emirates NBD to use generative AI across operations Image credit WAM

Emirates NBD to use generative AI to transform operations

The bank aims to boost software development, collaboration and customer engagement using tools such as GitHub Copilot X, ChatGPT and MS 365 Copilot

Dubai government employees

Dubai upskills over 170 government employees in generative AI

The course introduced participants to some of the generative AI tools, as well as the areas in which advanced technology applications can enhance the performance of government agencies

Oracle generative AI

Oracle’s generative AI services to drive business innovation

The cloud company has partnered with Cohere to provide the services

AI's dark side

EU urges Big Tech to alert users about AI’s ‘dark sides’

The EU is rushing to catch up and set rules for generative AI as it negotiates its AI Act, which will go up for a key vote in the European Parliament

Dubai centre for artificial intelligence

Sheikh Hamdan launches Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence

The Dubai Centre for AI aims to train 1,000 government employees from over 30 government entities on the uses of generative artificial intelligence

Generative AI

First real-world study showed generative AI boosted worker productivity by 14%

Researchers at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology tested the impact of generative AI tools on productivity