Innovation
AI and Machine Learning
Companies Don’t Have to Slash Jobs Because of AI
Organizations that resist the push to trade entry-level workers for AI may end up better off in the long term.
Andrew Winston
Top Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
AI and Machine Learning
UAE Rolls Out 4 AI Agents to Speed Procurement, Audits, and Support
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
Experts Split on Whether AI Will Replace or Empower Workers
MITSloan ME Editorial
Automation
UAE Advances Agentic AI Agenda With Federal Framework for Ministries
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
Aramco and Pasqal Launch Saudi Arabia’s First Quantum Computer
MITSloan ME Editorial
More Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
AI and Machine Learning
Aramco and Pasqal Launch Saudi Arabia’s First Quantum Computer
The companies have also unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service platform in the Middle East.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
du Launches Sovereign Industrial AI Platform for UAE Manufacturers
The system targets factory efficiency, predictive maintenance, and energy optimization while keeping enterprise data on sovereign infrastructure.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
The Innovation Advantage GenAI Can’t Give You
When everyone has access to the same idea-generation engine, your remaining edge is the insight that tells you where to point your business. GenAI can surface data and patterns that help you see it.
David Schonthal
AI and Machine Learning
NASA and IBM’s Prithvi AI Model Reaches Orbit in First-Ever Deployment
With Prithvi, foundation models will cut satellite data delays. Researchers chose Prithvi for its strong generalization across Earth observation tasks and its open-source nature.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Automation
Saudi Aramco Bets $372.5m on Supercomputing for Hydrocarbon Discovery
The system, Aramco’s largest-ever computing infrastructure deployment, will deliver seven times its current upstream computing capacity by 2027.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The UAE’s Next Industrial Phase Takes Shape at MIITE 2026
Procurement mandates, AI partnerships, green certification frameworks, and financing commitments dominated discussions at Make it in the Emirates 2026.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
AI Works—Until It Doesn’t: Why Great Pilots Collapse in the Real World
Most AI pilots perform well in controlled environments. But when deployed at scale, many fail—not because the technology is flawed, but because the conditions they were built for don’t exist outside the demo.
Paromita Gupta
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Saudi Arabia Tops Global Digital Readiness Index, Overtakes Finland and Germany
A decisive leap to first place highlights how Saudi Arabia is translating policy, governance, and investment into global digital leadership.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Innovation
Egypt to Roll Out Child-Friendly SIM Cards by Mid-2026
The proposed framework features a fixed internet control system, developed in collaboration with telecom companies.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Intel Comes On Board for Musk’s Terafab AI Chip Project
The company will help accelerate Terafab’s goal of producing 1 terawatt of compute per year.
