051: AI, CHATGPT & FLYING TAXIS: How Government-led initiatives drive the Middle East's Innovation Ecosystem

In Part II of our Middle East Deep Dive, we talk with Carrington Malin to find out how the government's in the Middle East are driving unprecedented growth and innovation.  But it's more than just the tech, they are up-skilling their workforces and training students on how to leverage emerging technologies to transform the traditional industries that support their economies - and develop new ones. Exciting times to say the least... Show Notes: 1:00 Intro to Carrington Malin and the various roles he has played in the Middle East's technology ecosystem for the past 30 years.  5:00 How Middle East governments are driving innovation that leverages emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence by dedicating funds to support their initiatives and creating detailed action plans and deliverables to ensure they go beyond the hype.  11:00 The region's plans to build "home-grown" taken to support it's tech and innovation initiatives 16:00 The growth in large language models (e.g. Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institutes Falcom LLM that rivals ChatGPT and OpenAI) 23:00 How government policies and regulations will ensure the countries like Dubai will lead the way globally around autonomous vehicles - and not just self-driving taxis, they are getting ready for flying taxis 30:00 How government-led initiatives is transforming the region's talent pool You can follow Carrington's Middle East AI News on Substack and LinkedIn.