The soft hum of computers is nearly constant in a well-lit research lab in Abu Dhabi. Medical scans, which are grayscale pictures of tissue patterns that anyone outside of oncology would find mysterious, glow on screens. Radiologists may have studied each of these pictures for several minutes a few years ago. A machine can now identify possible cancer in less than 30 seconds in some experimental systems. Researchers in the United Arab Emirates claim to have created an artificial intelligence tool that can analyze medical images remarkably quickly and identify some types of cancer in less than 30 seconds. Reducing…
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The King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh doesn’t seem like the birthplace of international tech regulations. Footsteps are absorbed by the thick carpets. Besides the translation headsets are half-finished coffee cups. Attendees lean forward and pay close attention as presenters go over a topic that was previously thought to be solely Californian: the proper conduct of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley is not the source of this conversation. In collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has started to develop an ethics charter that goes beyond governing AI in the…
In shorthand, the question is typically asked: Is Dubai an ally of the United States? Cities do not, in theory, form alliances. Nations do. In this instance, Dubai is a part of the United Arab Emirates, which has had a close strategic partnership with the United States for many years. However, that answer’s simplicity belies a more nuanced issue. The alliance appears to be strong on paper. Shortly after the federation’s creation in 1971, the United States and the United Arab Emirates established official diplomatic ties. Today, the Embassy of the United States in Abu Dhabi is home to American…
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