UAE Backs Sam Altman Idea to Turn Itself into AI Testing Ground

The United Arab Emirates will push to become a global leader in testing and regulating artificial intelligence technology, according to a top official, echoing remarks from OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman earlier this week.

Altman’s belief that the UAE can become the “hub for pragmatic regulation” shows the “UAE is a serious player” in the AI space, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar Al Olama told Bloomberg in an interview at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Thursday. “That is an opportunity I personally want to see happen, it is something we are going to ...