Per multiple reports, the United Arab Emirates has announced a directive to have 50% of federal government sectors, services, and operations run on agentic AI within two years. The initiative was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and described by NDTV, Computer Weekly, and MIT Sloan as embedding AI that “analyses, decides, executes and improves in real time.” MIT Sloan reports oversight will sit with Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and a task force chaired by Minister Mohammad Al Gergawi, and that every federal employee is expected to receive generative AI training. Project Syndicate and other observers warn of transparency and accountability risks as governments adopt more autonomous systems.
