ABU DHABI: Artificial intelligence research will play a key role in creating practical and tangible solutions to harness global opportunities, increase AI adoption and create economic and societal value. said Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the UAE. He is the president-elect of COP28 during his visit to the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
“The adoption of AI across industries will help us meet the national goals of technological advancement and economic diversification,” he said. “According to his projections, AI solutions will add an estimated $13 trillion to global GDP by 2030, optimize future industries, and dramatically improve the lives of billions of people in the process. “
Al Jaber also emphasized the role of AI in climate-based solutions, stating that “AI will contribute to the UAE’s Net Zero Strategy Initiative by 2050 and help drive progress on climate change.” increase. He argued that technologies currently being developed have the potential to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and ensure that economic growth and climate change progress are compatible, while artificial intelligence, analytics, and robotics Technological advances such as these will enable the decarbonization of high-emission sectors, he said. , to measure and reduce energy consumption and emissions.
AI, when applied on a global scale, could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 5.3 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent gas (CO2e), playing a major role in limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius presumed to be possible.
MBZUAI is one of 12 UAE-based universities and higher education institutions participating in the Universities Climate Network (UCN). The Task Force will advance ambitious climate action nationally and internationally, enabling collaboration to accelerate positive change towards a low-carbon world. Eight MBZUAI students were selected from eight countries to participate in the Climate Ambassadors Program (CAP). They recently participated in an immersive role-play simulation of the COP28 United Arab Emirates Proceedings. It gave me the opportunity to research, explore and learn about the different challenges facing countries due to climate change.
