Youssef Al Arabi (Abu Dhabi)
The United Arab Emirates leads the countries in the region that are the most developed and benefit from artificial intelligence systems, while the volume of spending on artificial intelligence software in the United Arab Emirates reached 719 million dirhams ($195.76 million) during the past year, according to a study by the International Technology Research and Consulting Corporation, which expected the growth of spending In response to Al-Ittihad's questions, Stephen Gill, Academic Chair of the College of Mathematics and Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University - Dubai, confirmed that artificial intelligence systems are witnessing a quantum leap in the UAE, as they dominate various industries. And areas and even in our daily lives and main activities after the UAE government launched the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. He explained that this initiative constituted the new phase after the smart government, on which future services, sectors and infrastructure in the country will depend. With 2% of the global benefits of artificial intelligence by 2030, the United Arab Emirates will enjoy the largest amount of growth, as artificial intelligence will account for 13.6% of GDP by 2030. It is expected that the volume of investment in the artificial intelligence sector and the digital economy in the Arab region and the East The Middle East will exceed 320 billion dirhams until 2030, while the UAE will benefit from it by about 100 billion dirhams.
Extremely complex. Gill said that artificial intelligence applications have become advanced, specialized, and highly complex. The “pandemic” has also accelerated the rate of use of artificial intelligence applications and solutions in many areas, especially with closures and precautionary measures, including physical distancing. There has become greater reliance on technology and artificial intelligence has become. It replaces repetitive human functions. A generation reviewed the top 5 main applications of artificial intelligence to infer the maturity of the technology, including voice recognition applications that help in medical diagnosis, for example, as some programs help diagnose diseases, such as depression, through the tone of voice. Through artificial intelligence techniques, from unlocking phones using the user's face as a password, for example, while predicting the lifestyle of users, social media platforms suggest topics of interest to you, products, and more based on usage patterns. He pointed out that maps are a rich field for this modern technology, as operating map applications “AI” provide information about your movements in addition to important information, such as heavy traffic and accidents, for example. He added that chatbots, which have become common in customer service and e-commerce, adding that the future will bring with it many cases of artificial emotional intelligence that move to completely new fields and industries, helping organizations to create a better customer experience through predictive analyzes and automated services to achieve real savings in costs.
National cadres He said that the UAE is witnessing a large wave of preparing cadres specialized in artificial intelligence systems, in an important step after its systems and applications have become part of our lives, especially as it is here to stay, which shows the impact of this from multiple aspects. He pointed out that a study on global artificial intelligence of the company PwC states that by 2035, 30% of jobs will be at risk of automation. He noted that there is an increasing demand for skills to meet the changing requirements due to the development in the fields of artificial intelligence that we are witnessing, as people can prepare and address the skills gap that many institutions and companies suffer from at this time by developing skills that will help them survive and maintain their jobs, and even help them to Complete their job tasks efficiently and smoothly.
A radical development in the industrial sector, Stephen Gill, Academic Head of the College of Mathematics and Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University - Dubai, confirmed to Al-Ittihad that artificial intelligence applications are being used in many fields, especially in recent years, and McKinsey predicted that by 2030, 45% of businesses in the Middle East will be automated. He added that artificial intelligence technologies have become capable of bringing about a radical and positive transformation in various fields, especially in the industrial sector. Artificial intelligence has contributed to reducing operating costs, increasing profits and productivity, developing new and more efficient work methods, and finding Solutions to some challenges. He explained that artificial intelligence has many advantages in the industrial sector, as it helped in developing businesses and making them safer, and in facilitating complex operations, in addition to addressing the cybersecurity risks that many institutions and companies suffer from at this time.