Tortoise Media announced the results of a project that measured and ranked countries according to their capabilities in artificial intelligence to identify the world’s current leaders, with Egypt ranking 58th. The Tortoise Intelligence Index took into account more than 143 metrics regarding a country’s investment and innovation in artificial intelligence technologies across several criteria, such as infrastructure strength, operational environment, research, and development. In the Arab world Saudi Arabia came in first, and ranked 22nd globally. The UAE ranked second in the Arab world and 36th globally, followed by Qatar in third place and 42nd globally. Other Arab countries that entered the list included Bahrain which ranked 50th in the world, Tunisia 53rd, Morocco 57th, and Egypt 58th.

Source: Egypt Independent December 04, 2020 14:26 UTC