The potential of generative artificial intelligence has already given rise to several legal and ethical problems, so the idea recently expressed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman to create a test site in the UAE to formulate rules for the use of new developments in this area has received response and support from local authorities.
Let us recall that Sam Altman spoke to the audience of this country via video link, while in the United States, he stated the need to create a kind of “sandbox” in the UAE, the experience of which in the use of new artificial intelligence technologies could be used to formulate rules when distributing them in other countries. countries. Sam Altman has been credited with trying to attract funds from Arab investors to several of his OpenAI business development initiatives in recent months.
The UAE Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Omar Al Olama, in an interview with Bloomberg, emphasized that this state is a serious player in the field of artificial intelligence, as Altman’s comments prove this. Regarding the use of the UAE as a testing ground for developing regulatory restrictions on the use of AI, the minister said the following: “This is an opportunity that I am personally interested in realizing, and we will strive for it.”
Commenting on the recent US demands for the Emirati company G42 to reduce its presence in China, Al Olama called the UAE “a very strong partner of the United States.” According to him, the entire technological infrastructure of the UAE is in one way or another connected with American companies, and this will not change in the foreseeable future. But such cooperation with the United States does not mean that the UAE will not be able to work with Chinese companies. The authorities of this Middle Eastern country would not want to give up interaction with one of the partners in order to maintain the favor of the other.
Along the way, the official explained that since 2021, the UAE has been able to attract artificial intelligence specialists to work. As of September last year, about 120,000 specialized specialists were working in the country, while just two years earlier their number did not exceed 30,000 people.
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