Tahnoon bin Zayed, AI master strategist (1/4): Abu Dhabi has gone all-in in the race for global AI supremacy, from oil to healthcare. But under spymaster Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan's supervision, supported by the enigmatic Peng Xiao, the country's big AI projects still bear the hallmarks of intelligence.
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Determined to diversify its economy, Abu Dhabi has thrown itself into the race for global leadership on artificial intelligence. From surveillance and intelligence to healthcare applications, from data centres to academia, investments have poured into multiple sectors to fuel this grand strategy. At the helm is the emirate's spymaster Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan.


