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Hi Dubai
28-04-2025
- Business
- Hi Dubai
Dubai to Host Global AI Thought Leaders in 2026 to Shape Future of Humanity
Dubai will host a landmark global gathering in 2026, bringing together leading figures from academia, technology, business, philosophy, art, and science to chart the next 70 years of artificial intelligence development, announced H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. The event, titled AI@70: Towards a Global Humanity, will take place during Dubai AI Week 2026. It coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Dartmouth Workshop, the historic meeting that founded AI as a scientific field. Dartmouth College, the original host of the 1956 workshop, will officially support the event. Sheikh Hamdan emphasized that Dubai is committed to global cooperation and knowledge sharing to harness AI for societal advancement. He described AI as the transformative force of the era, capable of reshaping humanity's future. Following the conference, Dubai will launch the Humanity Lab, an eight-week incubator hosted at the Dubai International Financial Centre's AI Campus. The initiative will merge art, philosophy, and technology to create a new generation of AI-driven products reflecting AI's profound impact on humanity. Organized by the DIFC in collaboration with global advisory firm APCO, AI@70 will gather international experts to build a radical research agenda, matching technological progress with philosophical innovation. The event aims to generate new paradigms and inspire future entrepreneurs, artists, and thinkers to explore uncharted possibilities for AI and society. News Source: Emirates News Agency
TECHx
26-04-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Dubai to Host AI@70 Summit During AI Week 2026
Home » Latest news » Dubai to Host AI@70 Summit During AI Week 2026 In 2026, Dubai will host a major global event titled AI@70, as part of Dubai AI Week. The event will bring together experts from academia, business, technology, philosophy, art, and science. Its goal is to shape the direction of artificial intelligence for the next 70 years. The AI@70 summit marks the 70th anniversary of the Dartmouth Workshop, which introduced AI as a field in 1956. Dartmouth College, the original host, will officially support the event. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, announced the initiative. He emphasized Dubai's commitment to global cooperation and the responsible development of AI. 'AI can transform how we live, work, and understand humanity,' said Sheikh Hamdan. 'Dubai will bring the best minds together to ensure AI benefits everyone.' The event will also introduce the Humanity Lab, an eight-week incubator at the Dubai AI Campus. It will focus on combining philosophy, art, and technology to develop innovative AI solutions. AI@70 will explore major scientific, ethical, and societal questions. It aims to connect technological progress with deep philosophical insight. This will help build a clear vision for AI's future. Organized by DIFC in collaboration with APCO, the summit will gather experts and advisors from around the world. The goal is to generate fresh ideas and set a new global AI agenda. Dubai continues to position itself as a key player in AI innovation. The AI@70 event is another step toward shaping a future where technology serves humanity.
Arabian Business
26-04-2025
- Business
- Arabian Business
Dubai announces new AI@70 summit
Dubai will convene experts from diverse fields to chart the course of artificial intelligence development for the next seven decades, according to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation. The global event, AI@70: Towards a Global Humanity will take place during Dubai AI Week 2026, marking the 70 th anniversary of the Dartmouth Workshop that established AI as a field of study. Dartmouth College, which hosted the original 1956 meetings known as 'the Constitutional Convention of AI,' will officially support the initiative, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) said in a statement. Sheikh Hamdan reveals Dubai AI Week 2026 to feature historic global summit 'Dubai believes in the power of knowledge sharing, global cooperation, and meaningful partnerships to anticipate the future of artificial intelligence and harness it to improve lives and advance societies. AI is the transformative technology of our time. It has the power to change the way we understand what it means to be human, how we work, and how we understand the infrastructure of humanity. To unlock its full potential, Dubai will bring together the brightest minds from around the world – to understand the changes AI will bring and to ensure it is a force for positive, inclusive development. This event will place Dubai at the heart of the global AI conversation, drawing on our rich philosophical history to set up new breakthroughs that serve humanity,' Sheikh Hamdan said. The summit will precede the creation of the 'Humanity Lab', an eight-week incubator matching the duration of the original Dartmouth Conference. Hosted at the DIFC's Dubai AI Campus, this initiative aims to combine art, philosophy and technology to develop new AI products that reflect AI's profound impact on humanity. The gathering will establish a research agenda focusing on scientific, philosophical, ethical and societal questions surrounding AI. It aims to pair technological advancements with philosophical innovation to create new understandings of current transformations and generate potential futures previously considered impossible. The Dubai International Financial Centre will organise AI@70 in collaboration with advisory firm APCO. The conference steering committee includes representatives from DIFC, advisors from APCO, and other AI experts.
Emirates 24/7
25-04-2025
- Business
- Emirates 24/7
World's greatest AI thinkers to meet in Dubai in 2026, celebrating 70 years of Artificial Intelligence
The UAE in 2026 will bring together the greatest minds from the worlds of academia, business, technology, philosophy, art and science to set the path forward for the development of Artificial Intelligence over the next 70 years, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, said today. The global event, to be held as part of Dubai AI Week 2026, called 'AI@70: Towards a Global Humanity' is designed to initiate and enable a conversation around the philosophical research questions that underpin the age of AI. The event, timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Dartmouth Workshop that established AI as a field of study, will be officially supported by US Ivy League University Dartmouth College – hosts of the original series of meetings in 1956 known as "the Constitutional Convention of AI". His Highness said: "Dubai believes in the power of knowledge sharing, global cooperation, and meaningful partnerships to anticipate the future of artificial intelligence and harness it to improve lives and advance societies." His Highness added: 'AI is the transformative technology of our time. It has the power to change the way we understand what it means to be human, how we work, and how we understand the infrastructure of humanity. To unlock its full potential, Dubai will bring together the brightest minds from around the world – to understand the changes AI will bring and to ensure it is a force for positive, inclusive development. This event will place Dubai at the heart of the global AI conversation, drawing on our rich philosophical history to set up new breakthroughs that serve humanity.' The event will be the prelude to the creation of the 'Humanity Lab' an incubator which will last eight weeks – the same duration as the original Dartmouth Conference. The incubator, which will be hosted by the DIFC's Dubai AI Campus, is designed to fuse art, philosophy and technology to develop a new category of AI products –– that reflect the profound changes AI is having on humanity. The gathering of luminaries will lay out a radical research agenda for the world, focusing on the most impactful, forward-looking scientific, philosophical, ethical and societal questions around AI. The event will aim to match the technological breakthroughs that are taking place across the world with philosophical innovation, creating a new understanding of current transformations. It will generate an inventory of possible futures that were impossible in the past. It is an opportunity to set the agenda for a new generation of entrepreneurs and artists as they explore previously impossible paradigms. AI@70 will be organised by the DIFC in collaboration with the advisory firm APCO. The conference steering committee includes representatives from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), advisors from global advisory firm APCO, and other experts in the field of artificial intelligence. Follow Emirates 24|7 on Google News.
TAG 91.1
25-04-2025
- Business
- TAG 91.1
Dubai sets stage for AI's 70-year spotlight
Dubai will host a groundbreaking global event next year to shape the future of artificial intelligence over the next 70 years. The 'AI@70: Towards a Global Humanity' conference will be held during Dubai AI Week 2026, bringing together top minds from academia, business, technology and other sectors to set the path forward for the development of artificial intelligence. Timed to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dartmouth Workshop that established AI as a field of study, the event will be supported by Dartmouth College, the Ivy League university that hosted the original AI discussions in 1956. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, emphasized Dubai's commitment to knowledge-sharing and using AI to improve lives and society. He called AI a transformative technology that will reshape humanity's future, and said Dubai will lead the global conversation on harnessing AI for positive and inclusive development. The event will be the prelude to the creation of the 'Humanity Lab', an incubator which will last eight weeks – the same duration as the original Dartmouth Conference. The incubator, which will be hosted by the Dubai International Financial Centre's (DIFC) Dubai AI Campus, is designed to fuse art, philosophy and technology to develop innovative AI products. The goal is to address key scientific, ethical and societal questions, and to create new possibilities for the future. AI@70 will be organised by DIFC in partnership with advisory firm APCO. Hamdan bin Mohammed directs the organisation of the AI@70 conference as part of 'Dubai AI Week 2026.' The conference will bring together leading global experts in artificial intelligence to develop a comprehensive roadmap for the next seventy years, with the aim of harnessing AI… — Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 25, 2025
