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L'Orient-Le Jour
05-05-2025
- Business
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Emirates introduce AI education in schools starting from Kindergarten
Courses dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced at all levels starting from kindergarten in the next school year in public schools in the United Arab Emirates, according to authorities of the wealthy Gulf state. The Emirati government has approved "the introduction of AI as a subject at all levels of public education, from kindergarten to level 12," the equivalent of the final year of high school, announced on Sunday by the Prime Minister and ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. The courses aim to equip students "with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the principles of AI and its applications in daily life," and to prepare them "to create and develop intelligent solutions" in the future, said Emirati Minister of Education Sarah Al-Amiri on X. The Emirates, which are among the world's top oil exporters, are betting on AI as part of their economic diversification efforts and are investing heavily in the field. They are "one of the first countries in the world to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in school curricula," stated the Emirati minister. The country was the first in the world to have an Artificial Intelligence Ministry in 2017. It is home to a dedicated university, the Mohammad bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, a partner of the American software giant Microsoft and the École Polytechnique, one of the most prestigious engineering training programs in France. The Emirates announced this year investments ranging from 30 to 50 billion euros in France, including plans for the construction of a "campus" focused on artificial intelligence with a giant data center. The Emirati investment fund MGX is also involved in the Stargate plan for massive investments in AI in the United States.
Express Tribune
25-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
UAE becomes first country to use AI to write laws
Listen to article The United Arab Emirates has become the first nation in the world to implement artificial intelligence to draft, review and amend federal and local legislation, government officials confirmed this week. The announcement came alongside the establishment of a new cabinet unit, the Regulatory Intelligence Office, which will coordinate with federal and local entities to deploy AI systems across the country's legislative process. According to the Financial Times, the system will also use AI to assess the impact of laws on the population and the economy through a centralised database of legal texts. 'This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,' said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the UAE's prime minister and ruler of Dubai. Government officials expect AI to speed up lawmaking by up to 70 percent and reduce associated costs by 50 percent, citing internal projections. The initiative is also expected to raise the UAE's gross domestic product by 35 percent by 2030. As part of the shift, laws, judicial rulings, executive regulations and public services will increasingly be written or amended by machine-driven processes. The UAE was the first country to appoint an artificial intelligence minister in 2017, naming Omar Sultan al-Olama to lead the government's digital transition under the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. By 2030, officials estimate the global AI market will be worth $15.7 trillion, with the UAE aiming to position itself as a regulatory and development hub in the sector. Sheikh Mohammed added that the AI system would 'regularly suggest updates to current legislation', ensuring that the legal framework remains dynamic and responsive to emerging needs.
Malay Mail
25-04-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
UAE becomes first country to use AI for law drafting, review
The UAE will use AI to draft and review laws as part of a major digital overhaul. Leaders say AI will speed up lawmaking and cut political delays. However, experts warn AI still faces reliability and trust issues. DUBAI, 25 April — The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to become the first country in the world to systematically use artificial intelligence for writing and reviewing laws. This ambitious initiative will extend beyond federal and local legislation to include judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services as part of the Gulf nation's broader digitalisation strategy, The Telegraph reported. Last week, the UAE government established the Regulatory Intelligence Office, a new cabinet unit tasked with overseeing this technological transformation of the legislative process. 'This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,' said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the UAE's Vice-President and ruler of Dubai. The UAE's commitment to artificial intelligence is not new. In 2017, it appointed Omar Sultan al-Olama as the world's first AI minister shortly after launching the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. According to Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, an Emirati political commentator, 'The UAE is very serious about AI. It wants to be a global AI and digital economy hub just as it is a global financial and logistics hub.' He noted that the country is 'investing massively in digital infrastructure to stay ahead of the crowd in the next 50 years, just as it invested generously in its physical infrastructure over the past 50 years.' Words reading "Artificial intelligence AI" are seen in this illustration taken December 14, 2023. — Reuters pic The economic implications are substantial, with the UAE estimating that by 2030, AI will have a global market value of US$15.7 trillion (RM69 trillion), potentially boosting the country's GDP by 35 per cent while reducing government costs by half. Hesham Elrafei, a solicitor and UAE law drafter, explained that this initiative goes beyond merely using AI to write laws. 'It's introducing a new way of making them. Instead of the traditional parliamentary model — where laws get stuck in endless political debates and take years to pass — this approach is faster, clearer, and based on solving real problems,' Elrafei said. According to Elrafei, AI technology can analyse court judgments, identify problems and suggest legislation to address gaps in the legal framework. It can also study successful laws from around the world and help draft improved versions tailored to the UAE's specific context. This capability is particularly valuable in a country where only 10 per cent of the population is local, and clear legal communication across multiple languages is essential for a community comprising approximately 200 nationalities. While Brazil has previously tested AI for drafting a single law, the UAE's approach represents a more comprehensive transformation of the legislative process. Elrafei described it as 'a move away from outdated systems built on political compromise, towards one built on technology,' potentially redefining how modern governments create laws. In contrast to many Western democracies, where lawmaking is influenced by political negotiations, the UAE is shifting towards a model based on 'data, logic, and results.' However, some experts have expressed concerns about this technological shift. Vincent Straub, a researcher at Oxford University, cautioned against complete reliance on AI systems, arguing that 'we can't trust them ... they continue to hallucinate [and] have reliability issues and robustness issues.' Keegan McBride, a lecturer at the Oxford Internet Institute, said the UAE has had an 'easier time' implementing sweeping government digitalisation compared to many democratic nations due to its governance structure, commenting: 'They're able to move fast. They can sort of experiment with things.'
The Hill
24-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
United Arab Emirates first nation to use AI to write laws
(NewsNation) — The United Arab Emirates will become the first nation in the world to rely on artificial intelligence to write new federal and local laws and review and amend existing legislation and other procedures. The move to digitize the Gulf state comes as a new cabinet unit of the UAE government, the Regulatory Intelligence Office, was approved to help streamline the legislative process, several media outlets, including The Telegraph, reported. The office will be responsible for designing, implementing and coordinating the AI regulatory system in a partnership with federal and local officials, according to reports. As part of the shift, government officials said that laws, judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services will all be written by computers, the Telegraph noted. 'This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,' Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Dubai ruler and UAE prime minister and vice president, said, according to state media. The UAE plans to use AI to track how its laws affect the country's population and economy by creating a database of federal and local laws, the Financial Times reported. The use of AI to write new legislation comes eight years after the UAE named the world's first AI minister, Omar Sultan al-Olama. The appointment came shortly after the launch of the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, The Telegraph reported. The report indicated that by 2030, Gulf state officials estimate that AI will have a global market value of $15.7 trillion, which will reduce government costs by 50 percent and boost the UAE's gross domestic product by 35%. Government officials expect AI to speed up lawmaking by 70 percent, the Financial Times reported, citing a cabinet meeting transcript. Sheikh Mohammed also said that AI would 'regularly suggest updates to current legislation.'
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
United Arab Emirates first nation to use AI to write laws
(NewsNation) — The United Arab Emirates will become the first nation in the world to rely on artificial intelligence to write new federal and local laws and review and amend existing legislation and other procedures. The move to digitize the Gulf state comes as a new cabinet unit of the UAE government, the Regulatory Intelligence Office, was approved to help streamline the legislative process, several media outlets, including The Telegraph, reported. The office will be responsible for designing, implementing and coordinating the AI regulatory system in a partnership with federal and local officials, according to reports. As part of the shift, government officials said that laws, judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services will all be written by computers, the Telegraph report indicated. Elon Musk steps back from DOGE, refocuses on Tesla 'This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,' Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Dubai ruler and UAE prime minister and vice president, said, according to state media. The UAE plans to use AI to track how its laws affect the country's population and economy by creating a database of federal and local laws, the Financial Times reported. The use of AI to write new legislation comes eight years after the UAE named the world's first AI minister, Omar Sultan al-Olama. The appointment came shortly after the launch of the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, The Telegraph reported. The report indicated that by 2030, Gulf state officials estimate that AI will have a global market value of $15.7 trillion, which will reduce government costs by 50% and boost the UAE's gross domestic product by 35%. Government officials expect AI to speed up lawmaking by 70%, the Financial Times reported, citing a cabinet meeting transcript. Sheikh Mohammed also said that AI would 'regularly suggest updates to current legislation.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
