Does Mena need to pay greater attention to developments in AI?

Does Mena need to pay greater attention to developments in AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated through almost every industry and sector, changing our daily interactions with technology whether we are aware of it or not. The development of AI is currently dominated by companies based in the US and China, whose tech has the capacity to alter not only the global economy, but society too. A PwC study suggests that AI has the potential to contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030, with just 2 per cent of this expected to benefit the Middle East and North Africa, equivalent to $320 billion.

Aliah Yacoub, an AI philosopher at Egypt-based Synapse Analytics, a data science and AI company, believes the region needs to pay greater attention to developments in AI technology. She has established techQualia, an online platform that offers free, accessible data about AI for non-academic readers.

Can you tell us more about techQualia and its mission? 

techQualia is a platform that provides both public and experts with technical and analytical articles about AI, like how we can leverage AI solutions and streamline business operations, and what are the latest advancements in the tech world. It was launched [last year] and is published in both