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The Middle East and North Africa present unique opportunities for AI startups
By Ahmed Zahlan | Dec 07, 2024
Much of the attention surrounding artificial intelligence is focused on China and America, and so the Middle East and North Africa are sometimes overlooked. However, the region holds many unique opportunities that merit further investigation, stresses Fulbright Scholar Ahmed Zahlan.







Having a growth mindset is an integral part of effective AI ethicsThe adoption of effective AI ethics requires one to adapt to change, take risks, make mistakes, learn from failure, and venture outside of one’s comfort zone, argues Dr Frank Lee Harper, Jr, AI thought leader and provost and vice chancellor at Cambridge Corporate University.


Companies should do more to encourage employees to be excited about AIAs AI continues driving wholesale change, ordinary employees and others who might lose out naturally resist such upheaval. The situation is not all bad, however, and perceptions might change if workers became more aware of reasons to be excited, argues strategy Prof Timo Vuori.







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Emerging markets
AI in DubAI: Dubai is becoming a premier global center for advanced tech
Dubai, one of the world’s most advanced and international cities, also happens to contain ‘AI’ in its name - which is quite fitting given the importance of this futuristic metropolis as a global tech hub. Digital transformation and AI expert Semih Kumluk has more.
Emerging markets
Innovation and Collaboration Take Center Stage at Reuters Pharma Conference 2024
The Reuters pharma conference is a central platform for pharma executives, patient advocacy groups, and other healthcare experts to share insights, exchange ideas, and be informed about evolving trends within the pharma industry, reports The Yuan contributor Oladimeji Ewumi.
Emerging markets
Warren Buffett strikes a gloomy note over AI at his company’s annual confab
Warren Buffett, the éminence grise of investment, took the occasion of his company shareholders’ meeting to air his views on AI - part upbeat and part desponding. Though concededly no AI maven, Buffet’s remarks made waves nonetheless as he voiced his hopes and fears for the tech.
Emerging markets
Market power is permanent even with intense technological competition
Contrary to what one might think, the competition and ceaseless innovation that are hallmarks of today’s globalized, digital, hyperconnected world are actually increasing and entrenching market power for large, established players, argues Stanford economics prof Mordecai Kurz.
Domain knowledge
Quantum tech in healthcare is pushing boundaries and improving lives
Most people have only a limited understanding of quantum tech, and even those with more expertise usually do not associate it with healthcare applications. This field is deserving of more attention, however, as it becomes more impactful, argues Fulbright Scholar Ahmed Zahlan.
Domain knowledge
Detecting when an AI model is uncertain of its prediction helps improve it
New AI tools and models are being developed every day, though many of them feature a great deal of uncertainty. Quantifying and detecting this uncertainty goes a long way toward ensuring that AI is more reliable and trustworthy, argues AI and ML expert Moein Shariatnia.
Domain knowledge
The intersection of AI and healthcare is dynamic and ever evolving
This episode of the Delta Dialog explores the dynamic intersection of AI and healthcare. The Yuan contributor Dr Ahmad Nazzal shares his journey from his early fascination with science and computers to his current work in digital health and AI, particularly in radiology and neuroscience.
Domain knowledge
Writing, editing AI-related content comes with many challenges
This episode of the Delta Dialog examines the challenges and opportunities of writing and editing AI-related content, the intersection of AI and linguistics, and ethical considerations in AI research from the perspective of Jack Kotin, one of The Yuan's editors..
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AI is childlike in its capabilities, so why do so many people fear it?
Artificial intelligence is a classic example of a mismatch between perceptions and reality, as people tend to overlook its positive aspects and fear it far more than what is warranted by its actual capabilities, argues AI strategist and professor Zorina Alliata.
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Closer human connections lead to healthier populations and better use of AI
Globalization, AI, and the digital revolution have made the world more interconnected. Yet human connections have suffered, with many people experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Public health and AI expert Jennifer Dunphy looks at what might be done to address this.
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Opportunistic use cases of artificial intelligence in medicine abound
AI is playing an increasingly important role in medicine, though quite often this does not happen as intended. The tech is just as likely to lead to breakthroughs and discoveries in unintended or serendipitous ways, points out AI and ML expert Moein Shariatnia.
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Is AI a tool, a sentient entity, or some combination of the two?
In this episode of the Delta Dialog, The Yuan contributor Tomoko Mitsuoka shares her insights into responsible AI development, the importance of educating the public on AI, and the challenges of balancing technological innovation with social values.
New era
A guide for professors to integrate generative AI in teaching
Few industries have felt the disruption of GenAI more than education - and this is true for both teaching and learning. Teachers and professors must therefore learn to take advantage of its positive aspects while mitigating negative ones, argues Fulbright Scholar Ahmed Zahlan.
New era
The Yuan is proud to announce a partnership with Fast Company China
As The Yuan continues its global expansion and seeks to reach new audiences, its partnership with Fast Company China represents a big step forward in terms of publishing Chinese language content and appealing to more readers in China as well as other Chinese speakers.
New era
AI′s role in personalized cancer vaccines heralds a new era in oncology
With the rise of personalized medicine, cancer cures - including preventative vaccines - are closer to being realized than ever. Medical and scientific writer Jacqueline Bersano assesses the current outlook for treating cancer and other seemingly incurable diseases.
New era
Relationships with digital companions are becoming more like human ones
AI assistants have been around for some time, but often just as a robotic voice and program only capable of performing a few limited tasks. However, one can now see the line between human relationships and digital companions blurring further, argues AI researcher Marisa Tschopp.
Metaverse
Has the concept of the metaverse failed, or is it still too early to tell?
This, the fourth in an article series titled Life and Crime in the Metaverse, examines the metaverse today and the question of whether it will ever reach its potential. Some already view it as a failure, but it could just be a steppingstone to something bigger and better.
Metaverse
The Yuan raises the red flag, wards off incursions by GAI chatbots
As GAIs such as ChatGPT find ever-wider use, this exciting development also risks obsoleting many human functions. ‘Singularitarians’ may hail this step, but The Yuan is committed to keeping humans in the loop, and so offers this cautionary tale for our contributors’ edification.
Metaverse
Life and crime in the metaverse: Trust, trustless, and zero trust
This, the third in an article series titled Life and Crime in the Metaverse, examines the idea of trust, how to engage in online transactions and other interactions in its absence, and what this signifies in the metaverse context.
Metaverse
Metaverse healthcare system applications are based on the discovery layer
In the second part of his series of articles on the Metaverse, AI engineer Douglas Amante takes a look at what the discovery layer of the Metaverse is and how healthcare-related applications fit in as they become an increasingly integral part of people’s lives.
Brain science
Stay tuned for The Yuan’s brain science themed webinar this July!
The Yuan recently ran a three-week series of articles from April 1 to April 19, with topics examining the intersection of neuroscience and AI. The series was a great success and will be followed up in July by a webinar featuring some of the series’ outstanding contributors.
Brain science
Neurosymbolic AI injects symbolic reasoning to give DL ‘the human touch’
Neurosymbolic AI is a novel method that empowers DL to reason symbolically, while also bolstering its already renowned ability to ingest and digest reams of data. SEO content creator Ava Addams maps a new route toward more intuitive AI, and forecasts a sea change in the offing.
Brain science
Advantis Medical Imaging fuels innovation to redefine healthcare with AI
The Yuan recently spoke with Zoi Giavri, co-founder, president and chief product officer of leading medical software developer Advantis Medical Imaging to talk advances in healthcare. Eleni Natsi, a journalist focused on the transformative impact of AI, lets us in on their tête-à-tête.
Brain science
GenAI offers a peek into the future of empathetic care in neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatric disorders are often difficult to treat because each patient’s case is unique and there are few, if any, other comparable cases to use as references. Fortunately, GenAI, a new tech, is now changing this outlook, argues Harvard Med Fellow Rohitashva Agrawal, MD,MPH.
DL boosts India’s drug development - part 1
India has long been a hub of pharmaceutical development and production and many Indian startups in this domain have lately turned to technology - especially AI and ML - to cut the time, cost, and effort needed to develop new drugs and gain approval for their use, which formerly took many years.
What will be the outcome when AI 'outsmarts' humans?
Views on AI diverge. Some see a savior bestowing immortality on and whisking humanity off to the stars. Others descry a false prophet encompassing the ruin of humankind. The Yuan is cordially inviting our contributors to read their auguries and divine a time when AI ‘outsmarts’ us in this new series.
Can ‘AI’ outsmart humans? That depends on how one defines ‘smart’
Whether machines will ever outsmart humans is a question of the use of language and the inadequacy of programming because, on their own, machines are not clever, says Nigel Morris-Cotterill, author of The Yuan’s ‘Imaginary Friends’ series, on day 14 of The Yuan’s voyage of intelligent discovery.
How far off is true superintelligence and can it ever be achieved?
Germany came late to the European colonial race but, once united in 1867, sought to catch up, convinced of the superior genius of its Volk. Two world wars on, the country again finds itself pitted against others in a new struggle for the top. In a Bavarian town near where two old German-speaking empires met, AI Prof Patrick Glauner explores the Zeitgeist of this new Superintelligenz on day 17 of The Yuan’s intelligent discovery voyage.
Human-machine relationship needs shared understanding to thrive
The Yuan’s voyage of intelligent discovery lands back in London to end on day 18. The capital of the largest empire ever was once dubbed ‘The Smoke’ due to the notorious ‘pea-soup’ smog from its coal-burning furnaces and hearths. A new Industrial Revolution is now underway in this cradle of the first one, and Ivana Bartoletti, chief privacy officer at IT business consultancy Wipro, advises how to better close the damper on its adverse effects.
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