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A government strategy is only as credible as the infrastructure behind it. Abu Dhabi's $3.54 billion commitment to become the world's first AI-native government by 2027 has attracted attention for its ambition. What has attracted less attention is the specific, documented, and already-operational infrastructure architecture that makes the target more than a press release. The delivery chain behind the DGE's Government Digital Strategy for 2025-2027 involves Microsoft, G42, OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and Cisco and it is already being built. Omar Al Olama, the UAE's Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy and Remote Working making a speech on Dubai increasingly becoming a global centre for artificial intelligence. Stargate UAE: Nation-Scale Compute Stargate UAE, a one-gigawatt compute cluster being built by G42 and operated by OpenAI and Oracle, with NVIDIA supplying Grace Blackwell GB300 systems, SoftBank as a strategic partner, and Cisco providing zero-trust se...

  In 2024, Rwanda will host a significant AI summit, the first of its kind in Africa, organized by Rwanda’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The summit aims to unite African nations and their industries to explore AI opportunities, challenges, and strategies. The objective is to formulate an AI implementation roadmap tailored for Africa. During the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, highlighted the potential role of Africa's youth in the global AI landscape and in boosting their economies. Under the leadership of President Paul Kagame, Rwanda is an active member of the AI Governance Alliance at the WEF, committed to influencing the trajectory of AI development rather than merely adapting to it. The event, titled ‘AI and Africa’s Demographic Dividend: Reimagining Economic Opportunities for Africa’s Workforce,’ is set to convene lead...

 Adobe unveiled new features on AI and creativity at the Adobe Max 2023 conference. The focus is majorly on use of AI in the Creative Cloud apps of Adobe. Adobe has introduced three new AI models in the Firefly group, for images, for vector graphics, and the third assists in making template designs faster. All these models help in creating content for business use. Many new features are added in apps like Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom.  For businesses to create and manage content, there's a program called Adobe GenStudio which focusses on marketing and creative work. Content Credentials is an application that brings transparency with AI-generated content.  The AI-powered editing in Lightroom helps to improve the quality of photos quickly and it's great for businesses showcasing their products or services online.  The web-based workflows in Illustrator and Photoshop help to create and share graphics faster and it is very useful for marketing. The Firefly model...

Spotify, a well-known website for listening to music and podcasts, has a new function that uses powerful computer technology to translate podcasts into several languages. In this manner, you can listen to a podcast in your native tongue and still hear the creators' original voices. Even if it only hears someone for a little period of time, this clever technology can make their voice sound exactly like theirs. In contrast to typical translations, which often involve changing the voices, Spotify believes that this will make listening to podcasts feel more natural. For instance, if an English-language podcast was first produced, it is now available in a variety of other languages, including Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, and more, with the same persons speaking in their respective voices. At start, Spotify is only doing this for some English- and Spanish-language television programs. German and French are soon to be added. These translated shows are available on the Spotify app, and more wil...