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Quantum leap

While we regularly hear about artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain, quantum technology has received less public fanfare lately, despite the tech’s potential to revolutionize computing as we know it. The idea behind modern quantum technology has its roots in the work of renowned physicists

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Robotics and the creation of a faster, more efficient world

Drop the word ‘robotics’ into a conversation and the chances are you’ll trigger a discussion about humanoid robots or movies such as Blade Runner. Yet robotics technology is revolutionizing everything from security to space exploration. In a world where natural-language processing has enabled computers to understand human speech and

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Robust digital footing drives Saudi Arabia COVID recovery

Kingdom was in the middle of the third and final phase of its bold three-phase digital transformation strategy when COVID-19 struck. E-governance dominated the first two phases of the programme. In contrast, the current chapter, due to conclude in 2022, focuses on digital transformation in healthcare, education, e-commerce, and smart

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Materials Science coming of age

For decades, materials scientists have taken inspiration from the natural world. They identify a biological material that has some desirable trait, such as the toughness of bones or conch shells, and reverse-engineer it. Then, once they have determined the material’s ‘microstructure,’ they try to approximate it in human-made materials.

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Ending Bias: The Case for Ethical AI

We are heading into a world where artificial intelligence will increasingly determine issues with our employment, healthcare, financial services, and criminal justice. According to the Ericsson AI Industry Lab report, an average of 49 per cent of AI and analytics decision-makers said they planned to complete their transformation journey to

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AI takes hold in GCC as use cases emerge

In a first, students enrolling at Batterjee Medical College in Saudi Arabia this year will be able to type their way through the registration process via WhatsApp. The Jeddah-based college has a Dubai-based startup, Arabot, to thank for this digital shift. Arabot has built a chatbot that taps into AI-enabled