Imagining a Future with Intelligent Machines: A Middle Eastern and North African Perspective
REPORT BY KANTA DIHAL, TOMASZ HOLLANEK, NAGLA RIZK, NADINE WEHEBA, STEPHEN CAVE
Narratives about intelligent machines can influence the development, adoption, reception and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is hugely overlooked by the Western mainstream when it comes to discussing the future of artificial intelligence. Recognizing the vital importance of diversity in the global debate on what AI is and should be, this report examines the narratives about technological futures spreading in the Arab world.