The United Arab Emirates has produced some of the world’s biggest
open-source AI models. And that was before Microsoft put big money into
one of its AI companies last week — part of the U.S. effort to pull the
Gulf nation away from China’s influence. At an Atlantic Council event,
the country’s AI minister, His Excellency Omar Al Olama, spoke with host
Steven Overly about AI alliances, global rulemaking and more.