uae ai adoption

The United Arab Emirates has surged to the top of global rankings for workplace AI use, with Microsoft’s latest AI Diffusion analysis placing the country first—reporting that an estimated 59.4% of working‑age adults in the UAE use AI tools daily—a milestone that Microsoft and regional press...

The UAE’s rise to the top of global AI adoption is no accident: nearly six in ten working-age residents now use AI tools in their daily jobs, a level of workplace integration that Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab calls unmatched worldwide and that has shifted the conversation from pilot projects to...

The United Arab Emirates has vaulted to the top of global rankings for workplace AI adoption after a new Microsoft analysis found that more than 1.2 billion people worldwide now use artificial intelligence — making AI the fastest‑adopted technology in human history — and that the UAE leads the...

Microsoft’s announcement that Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions will be processed in‑country for qualified UAE organizations marks a significant step in the Gulf’s push to reconcile rapid AI adoption with strict data residency and regulatory expectations, and it could materially accelerate...