Ghulam Ali
Deputy Director, Hong Kong Research Center for Asian Studies
Dr Ghulam Ali is Deputy Director, the Hong Kong Research Center for Asian Studies. He can be reached at: ghulamali74@yahoo.com
May 08, 2024
The US-China rivalry is the most dominant aspect of 21st-century geopolitics, significantly impacting the world. It has expanded across various fields and geographies. The Gulf region, which was mainly absorbing the geopolitical heat of this rivalry, has also witnessed it in the technological sphere, especially artificial intelligence (AI). Two larger projects, G42 in the UAE and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, are particularly notable.