{"id":32056,"date":"2025-11-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/?p=32056"},"modified":"2026-01-04T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:39:41","slug":"where-is-artificial-intelligence-flourishing-dubai-and-the-new-global-hubs-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/where-is-artificial-intelligence-flourishing-dubai-and-the-new-global-hubs-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is artificial intelligence flourishing? Dubai and the new global hubs of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32056\" class=\"elementor elementor-32056 elementor-32011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29aa0653 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29aa0653\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6429f201 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6429f201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"576\">Where should you be if you want to be at the center of the future? If you&#8217;re in artificial intelligence or simply passionate about its evolution, this question is key. For years, everyone looked to Silicon Valley. But the map has changed. Today, there are new innovation hubs emerging with a bang, and one of the most surprising (and ambitious) is <strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"575\">Dubai<\/strong>.    <\/p><p data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"809\">In this content, I&#8217;m going to explore which countries and cities are leading the game in AI and, above all, why Dubai has broken into the <b>top 5 worldwide&#8230;<\/b> even surpassing San Francisco in some rankings. Spoiler: it <b>&#8216;s no coincidence.<\/b> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37526a35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37526a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182f0e84 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"182f0e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The new global AI map<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2350663b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2350663b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14258c9a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14258c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1093\">When we talk about technology hubs, we usually think of the United States, China or the United Kingdom. And yes, they are still leaders in investment, talent, and innovation. But the regulatory environment is starting to make a very significant difference.  <\/p><ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1610\"><li data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1229\"><p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1229\"><strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1107\">Europe<\/strong> has basically opted for regulation and red tape instead of innovation, with laws such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Act<\/a> that protect rights&#8230; but, in my opinion, they are a burden, draining talent from areas that are more &#8220;friendly&#8221; to this technology. I wrote about this some time ago, asking myself: <a href=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/where-is-europe-heading-artificial-intelligence-technological-dependence-and-the-challenges-of-the-future\/\">&#8220;Where is Europe heading? Artificial Intelligence, Technological Dependence and the Challenges of the Future&#8221;.<\/a> <\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac7456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eac7456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b48aab sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b48aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/where-is-europe-heading-artificial-intelligence-technological-dependence-and-the-challenges-of-the-future\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hacia-donde-va-Europa-1024x546.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hacia-donde-va-Europa-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hacia-donde-va-Europa-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hacia-donde-va-Europa-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389793f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"389793f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a063a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a063a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1347\"><strong data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1242\">USA<\/strong>  maintains a more flexible approach, without strong national regulation, allowing for faster progress. The recent entry of the Trump Administration has boosted its geopolitical position in this area. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5cfb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df5cfb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36b175 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e36b175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Y7SBWzAyDkE?si=hwQD4DSUz97K_61A&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf2eff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adf2eff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e310a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e310a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1347\"> <strong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1377\">India, Singapore, Israel,<\/strong> and other Asian countries are seeking a balance: lots of investment, incentives for startups, and light regulation. They host one of the most important AI events in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SuperAI Singapore.<\/b><\/a> This 2025 brought together more than 7,000 experts from around the world, positioning the city as the Asian center of innovation in artificial intelligence, with debates and presentations on advances in robotics, health, and finance, as well as startup competitions and hackathons focused on real applications of AI. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dff0a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9dff0a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6d62e7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6a6d62e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/calXC_v-xbE?si=-ogVzg5Gr1yS2knm&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b005e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11b005e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b28d1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85b28d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1610\"><p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1610\"><strong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1516\">The United Arab Emirates<\/strong>, led by Dubai, has chosen the path of audacity: <strong data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1609\">zero barriers, maximum ambition<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7858295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7858295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3609bef sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3609bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/qXUarnt93Us?si=sFeYoT6nyD5YmMi5&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c317dc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c317dc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbd61e4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fbd61e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai: from desert to AI living lab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c585c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52c585c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f58a4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f58a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A government that leads by example<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2649a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a2649a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a477de5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a477de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"2026\">Dubai does not wait for the private sector to move the wheel. It does it from the top: every public institution has its own Chief AI Officer. It is training <g id=\"gid_0\">1 million citizens in AI skills<\/g>, from prompters to engineers. And there is <b>a country strategy: for AI to account for 40% of GDP by 2031.<\/b>   <\/p><p data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2582\">In addition, Dubai is building a unique <strong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2129\">AI-driven governance<\/strong> model, led by <strong data-start=\"2144\" data-end=\"2164\">Matar Al Hemeiri<\/strong>, CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaldubai.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2213\">Digital Dubai Government Establishment<\/em><\/a>. Unlike Abu Dhabi&#8217;s more investment-driven approach, Dubai puts the focus on <strong data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2381\">speed of implementation and ethical integration from day one<\/strong>. A tangible example is <strong data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2417\">DubaiAI<\/strong>, a virtual assistant that already manages more than <strong data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2489\">180 public services<\/strong>, and mass adoption: <strong data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2581\">96% of government entities already use AI solutions.<\/strong> <\/p><p data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2946\">This deployment spans healthcare, urban planning, energy, and more. All backed by a <g id=\"gid_0\">data governance model<\/g> that seeks a balance between digital sovereignty and collaboration. The goal is ambitious but clear: to generate <strong data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2899\">100 billion dirhams annually in digital innovation by 2030<\/strong> and establish a globally replicable model.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0038ed1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0038ed1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c96d88 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c96d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artificialintelligence-news.com\/news\/dubai-ai-government-efficiency-speed-exclusive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-1024x620.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32027\" alt=\"Ai News Dubai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-2048x1239.png 2048w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-370x224.png 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-840x508.png 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ai-NEWS-DUBAI-410x248.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: AI News<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290b68b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"290b68b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6089224 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6089224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investment without fear<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c09be7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c09be7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb3b35 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb3b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3040\"><p data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"3040\">2.7 billion fund to accelerate startups.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3098\"><p data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3098\">Golden visas to attract tech talent from around the world.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3203\"><p data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3203\">Advanced data centers, 5G infrastructure and supercomputers ready to train AI models.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a6377 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51a6377\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3956531 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3956531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universities, companies and startups aligned<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9256ad7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9256ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c88793 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c88793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"3040\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/mbzuai.ac.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI)<\/a> in Abu Dhabi is the world&#8217;s first dedicated exclusively to this discipline. G42, the local tech giant, already collaborates with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia. And more than 400 startups have chosen Dubai as their base of operations.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f88f9bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f88f9bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec93a43 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ec93a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32020\" alt=\"MBZUAI Dubai University\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-2048x1159.png 2048w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-370x209.png 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-840x475.png 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-410x232.png 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MBZUAI-Dubai-University-270x152.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62b37f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a62b37f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b62703 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b62703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minimum regulation, maximum adoption<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f25f24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f25f24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9096c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f9096c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"3040\">There are no obstacles here. On the contrary, autonomous vehicle tests are approved, robots are integrated into the police force, and chatbots are used for government procedures. Dubai acts as a real sandbox in which to test, improve, and scale.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf14e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cf14e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60eef24 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60eef24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick comparison: Where to start a business in AI?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8150e3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8150e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b16913 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b16913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ciudades-para-Emprender-en-IA-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32071\" alt=\"Ciudades para Emprender en IA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ciudades-para-Emprender-en-IA-.png 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ciudades-para-Emprender-en-IA--300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a48eee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66a48eee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392e3bad sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"392e3bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Europe: good intentions, uncertain results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd43d12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd43d12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3526a92 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3526a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Europe wanted to be a pioneer in the ethical governance of AI. And while it is laudable to want to protect rights and minimize risks, overregulation is starting to take its toll. The EU AI Law, with its risk-based approach, requires complex assessments, certifications, and bureaucratic processes even for small startups. The result: many projects slow down or move directly to more permissive environments.   <\/p><p>What is worrying is not only the slowness, but also the flight of talent and capital. Engineers, founders, and investors are looking to Dubai, Singapore, or even the US, where the conditions for innovation are &#8220;friendlier&#8221; and execution speeds differ. If Europe does not soon balance its approach, it risks being a bystander to the revolution it inspired.<\/p><p>I leave you with an interesting video in which Julia Reuss (Central Europe Policy Director at Meta) comments on the EU&#8217;s AI Law and overlapping data regulations and how these are holding back innovation and threatening competitiveness.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae0881 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ae0881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dbf36 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f9dbf36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VzzD7cqSiOg?si=RHmaqFhw4rmdSqY2&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769eddef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"769eddef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d90885c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d90885c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United States and China will remain giants. But dynamism, agility, and a hands-on approach are finding homes in places like Dubai. Where once there was desert, today data centers, AI universities, and startups from around the world are flourishing.  <\/p><p>Is Dubai the new Silicon Valley? No. It&#8217;s something different. It&#8217;s a place where artificial intelligence is taken as a country bet, not as a fad.   <\/p><p>And if the history of technology teaches us anything, it is that those who dare first, win first.<\/p><p>What do you think?  <span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Do you know companies that are looking towards Dubai or Singapore? Do you think Europe will be able to keep pace with these emerging hubs? <\/span><\/p><p>Leave me your comments below, I&#8217;d love to read them:<\/p><p>Have a good week!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6c787 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da6c787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f8249 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e0f8249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/6RQM6asfgZw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8999fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d8999fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4219f8d6 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-24653 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"4219f8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Salva_Suscribir-1024x484.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Salvador Vilalta Blanco Suscribir\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00bfTe ha gustado este contenido?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSi te ha gustado este contenido y quieres acceder a contenido exclusivo para suscriptores, <b>suscr\u00edbete ahora<\/b>. 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