Over the past twelve months, artificial intelligence (AI) discussions have become omnipresent; it's challenging to spend even a brief period without AI featuring in conversation. This surge in interest has been driven by innovations like ChatGPT, which have democratized access to AI capabilities beyond tech experts.
Against this backdrop of fervent adoption, cybersecurity company Darktrace anticipates considerable growth poised for the financial year 2024, with projected revenues of $689.5m (拢548.71m), as reported by .
Moreover, there's now a university dedicated solely to AI鈥攖he Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi鈥攅stablished and licensed in March 2020, has enrolled 365 students from 45 different nations. Abu Dhabi's emergence as the site for this institution is not accidental.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to cement itself as an AI global heavyweight, intending, as Telecom Review notes, to channel investments of approximately AED335 bn (拢72.6bn) into the sector by 2031.
The situation starkly contrasts with that in the 海角视频 where the strategy appears less ambitious. Although August saw the government earmark 拢32m to support 98 domestic AI projects, this came on the heels of a cancelled endeavour to build a 拢1.3bn supercomputer鈥攁 decision slammed by 4J Studios' Chairman Chris van der Kuyl as "idiotic" and likely to trigger a technology brain drain to the US.
MBZUAI proudly stands as the first graduate-level university with a dedicated focus on artificial intelligence, offering advanced Master of Science (MSc) and PhD programmes across pivotal domains such as computer science, computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, and robotics. Targeted at an international student body, MBZUAI is built on the promise of enabling students to delve into innovative AI research alongside top-tier experts in astonishingly equipped facilities.
The university caters to experience-rich fields like healthcare, education, and energy sectors through its offerings. With its Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre (MIEC), MBZUAI aims to transform student concepts into startup ventures, fostering a seamless transition from scholarly research to practical application.
Furthermore, graduates stand to gain from Abu Dhabi鈥檚 golden visa scheme, ensuring up to ten years' residence in support of their professional journeys post-graduation. Professor Timothy Baldwin spoke on the institution's growth trajectory: "a key factor in attracting international students and faculty to MBZUAI is the university鈥檚 reputation for diversity and inclusion, its research capabilities, compulsory internships and the introduction and success of the Undergraduate Research Internship Programme."
