The webinar was organised by The International Peace Institute, Middle East and North Africa (IPI MENA), Bahrain. Mr Ferid said AI can play a vital role in attaining sustainable development goals as it can keep more and more people connected. “However, I feel, if regulated well, pitfalls can be avoided.” Mr Ferid said automation of jobs is not a realistic proposition considering the high unemployment among youth of the Mena region. “We have a fantastic pool of talent in the region and technology is accessible to everybody. Dr Eshaa Al Khalifa, CEO of SayG, said handling hackers and scammers will be the biggest challenge when AI technologies are integrated across the world.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2022 08:34 UTC