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The Emirates Intelligencer

An Independent Daily Bulletin on Artificial-Intelligence Investment, Adoption and Deployment. Published by otonomi.co

Vol. I., No. 71 Wednesday, September 9, 2026 From the Archive
Financial Centre AI
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ADGM Puts AI Into 25 Core Business Functions

The first phase of the financial centre’s internal rollout turns artificial intelligence from an investment theme into an operating tool for regulation and client service in Abu Dhabi.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

Abu Dhabi Global Market completed the first phase of its artificial intelligence implementation in the first half of 2026, deploying the technology across 25 business functions in licensing, supervision and customer service. The financial centre said the work reduced manual workload by more than 5,000 staff hours a year.

ADGM said entities established in the centre, including MGX, hold more than $100 billion in AI-focused investment. The centre reported a growing number of institutions deploying capital into artificial intelligence as it seeks to deepen Abu Dhabi’s position in global finance.

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Investment Forum

Dubai Congress Puts AI Capital Gap Before Global Investors

Ministers and policymakers at the AIM Congress in Dubai said the concentration of artificial intelligence investment was widening the digital divide for less developed countries. They said investors needed to direct capital more effectively across sectors and geographies.

The National reported that Goldman Sachs expects AI-related capital expenditure and venture funding to exceed $1 trillion in 2026. Fahad Al Gergawi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade, said the UAE supports efforts to prevent digital colonisation while it builds its manufacturing, AI and advanced-technology base.

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Border Technology

Dubai Adds Portable Biometric Checks To Airport Operations

Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs has launched Click and Travel, a portable biometric device that allows immigration officers to verify travellers’ identities with facial and iris recognition. The service is intended for use during periods of high passenger volumes, with priority for families, children and people of determination.

The device will operate alongside Dubai International Airport’s smart gates and Red Carpet corridor. The National reported that four million passengers used the smart gates this year, while about 750,000 used the AI-powered Red Carpet service.

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Further Dispatches
Climate Research

MBZUAI Builds Gulf Climate Agent For Regional Decision Support

Researchers at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence have introduced Gulf Climate Agent, an AI framework designed for climate decision support in the GCC. The framework combines remote sensing, land-surface analysis, air quality, weather, hydrology, carbon-footprint estimation, geocoding and policy retrieval.

The university said the system reached 94.2 percent tool-selection accuracy and 88.2 percent end-to-end answer accuracy in benchmark experiments, improving reliability through regional fine-tuning and tool integration.

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Cross Border AI

Abu Dhabi Sets UAE France AI Business Forum For September

CCI France UAE and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi will convene the second Voices of AI: The UAE–France Business Forum on September 22 at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. The forum is positioned as a meeting point for the two countries’ business communities around artificial intelligence.

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Global AI in Action

Teen research

OpenAI funds research on AI teen development.

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