Between Saturday and Saturday, the features of our scene change in the region. Last month, we ended our talk about the launch of “HIMAME Chat” as the first practical indication that our region wants artificial intelligence “from us”, starting locally with the principle of Soovereign Ai (sovereign intelligence), that is, artificial intelligence built and locally hosted to protect data and ensuring privacy, and then expands with confidence. Today, the image is gaining a new dimension from our neighbor Abu Dhabi: Among the hundred international figures in the “Time 100 for AI 2025” list, a single Gulf name appears within the Shapers category (Al -Maksouklin): His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The list itself is not transient; It is one of the most prominent international classifications that combine the most powerful names: from Xai founder Elon Musk, to Samnai CEO of Openai, to Meta’s founder Mark, and Jensen Huang, leader of Nvidia. To mention the name of the Gulf among these names means that the region has become part of the global dialogue and not just a follower.
The choice of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun does not distribute medals; It raises the ceiling and explains in practice the meaning of “the formed”: they are the ones who draw the rules of the game and prepare the stadium from legislation, alliances, financing, and infrastructure so that the technologies become applicable in people’s lives. This is exactly what is expressed by the presence of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon via G42: Heavy partnerships with Microsoft and giant computing projects such as Condor Galaxy; It is not important to count the Xa-Flogs (unit for the speed of giant computers), but rather that we reach a faster service, our data remains within the region, and solutions to understand our context and our dialect are offered. The message is simple: We are not “enthusiastic consumers”, but “makers of the stadium” on which the match is played.
Besides this “formation” role, a complementary path led by Tariq Amin is a complementary path led by Tariq Amin in the Innovators category (innovators) – who turn visions into products in the hands of people: they are designed, test, then they launch what works today, not tomorrow – as the CEO of Humain. Saudi Arabia is represented through its company and product, and the UAE is represented by its personality and institution; This is how the work is distributed intelligently: whoever prepares the track and whoever releases hostility. The result is a common interest that includes everyone: products are closer to our needs, and an organizational environment that makes the adoption of artificial intelligence in schools, hospitals and the private sector a reassuring decision, not adventure.
The question remains: How do we benefit from this momentum? Will we see a Gulf legislative laboratory that tests tools before circulating? Can we have a “data library” similar to our reality instead of importing strange data? Will we set purchase policies that encourage regional solutions, and create training programs that make the employee know how to ask the tool and how to hold them accountable? These are not distant dreams, but rather questions that we deserve to ask today, before the answers are imposed on us from abroad.
The story, then, is not “who has the greatest model”, but “one of the closest people’s lives.” The presence of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun among the formed people lay the foundation stone for the structure, and the presence of Tariq Amin among the innovators puts the wheels on the road. Between this and that, we all have a golden opportunity: to change artificial intelligence from global news to daily benefit, from an impressive idea to a useful habit. Let us pick up the moment, ask our tools as similar results, build policies that protect our privacy and open the door for innovation. Then the achievement becomes the completion of all, and the way to the future becomes shorter than we think.* Technical expert
