UAE's SAR sat push; and more Middle East AI News
Carrington Malin
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Lots to share today! The UAE’s space sector switches up a gear, with the announcement of a new space programme from Bayanat.AI and Yahsat; the Saudi Data and AI Authority inaugurates a new centre of excellence for generative AI together with NVIDIA; and Dubai’s RTA begins trials of autonomous water taxis.
Scroll down to find more Middle East AI News!
Also, do check out my featured video of the week at the end of this newsletter, in which founding commodore of the US Navy's Task Force 59 Michael D Brasseur describes how the task force was formed to the trade audience at Xponential 2023 in Denver, Colorado last week.
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Middle East AI News – 18-May-23
Space
#UAE #spacetech - Geospatial intelligence company Bayanat.AI, part of G42 group, and Yahsat have announced a new Space Programme to boost the #UAE's space sector, together with Finnish SAR satellite manufacturer ICEYE. The initiative includes building national satellite remote sensing and Earth Observation capabilities. (Emirates News Agency)
Autonomous Vehicles
#UAE #transportation - #Dubai's first self-driving electric abra - a traditional water taxi - has started operations, supporting the emirate's goal to reduce carbon emissions and advance autonomous transport. The vessel, capable of carrying eight passengers, was produced at the Roads and Transport Authority's Al Garhoud Marine Maintenance Centre. (The National)
Watch the video (via my earlier Linkedin post)
Urban Air Mobility
#UAE #dronedelivery - Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has signed an MoU with Dubai Municipality for a three-year Dubai Horizons project to complete preparatory work for the emirate's future urban air mobility plans. The project will include planning unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight routes, airport locations and the vertiport (landing sites) for UAVs. (Emirates News Agency)
AI Spending
#UAE #investment - Nearly 75% of UAE organisations have maintained or increased their investment in AI, with AI being a major enabler of resilience in the current economic conditions, according to a survey by AI and machine learning company Dataiku. (The National)
Generative AI
#Saudi #GenAI - Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) in partnership with NVIDIA has opened the Center of Excellence for Generative Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, SDAIA has launched a beta version of its AI chat application, Allam. (Arab News)
#Saudi #UAE #GenAI - Google expands access to its generative AI tool, Bard, to over 180 countries including #Saudi Arabia and UAE, targeting a larger share of the generative AI market. (Saudi Moments)
#UAE #GenAI - UAE's significant investment in generative AI, including AI models like ChatGPT, positions the country at the forefront of the AI revolution in the Middle East, according to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. (The National)
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#UAE #GenAI - Microsoft President, Brad Smith, led a virtual Masterclass on generative AI for UAE government leaders, emphasising the transformational potential of the technology. (Emirates News Agency)
Robotics
FDI
#UAE #FDI- The UAE’s Ministry of Economy has signed an MoU with Presight, intending to attract foreign direct investment to new sectors in the country. Through deploying AI, big data, and analytics in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and financial services, the partnership aims to foster a vibrant AI ecosystem. (Gulf Business)
#Saudi #investment - Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, and SenseTime, capitalise on Saudi Arabia's ‘reform and opening up’ phase, seeing potential in emerging fields like cloud services and AI. (ThinkChina)
AI Strategy
Law Enforcement
#UAE #lawenforcement - A police patrol drone in Dubai has led to the conviction of an individual organising a gambling game in the Naif area. The suspect, an Asian, has been sentenced to three months in prison and fined AED 100,000 ($27,000). (Gulf Today)
Events
#Saudi #data - Deloitte's flagship AI and Analytics event, Experience Analytics, returns to Riyadh, expecting over 450 tech leaders and experts to discuss strategies and best practices in AI and Data Analytics. (Zawya)
Featured Video
Commodore Michael D. Brasseur keynote
Founder and former Commodore of Task Force 59 Michael D. Brasseur gives a keynote address at last week's Xponential 2023 in Denver, Colorado, which was organised by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). The commodore tells the story of the US Navy's artificial intelligence and uncrewed system task force, which was stood up in 2021 at the 5th Fleet headquarters in #Bahrain.
Watch the video (30 minutes)
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