The United Arab Emirates will introduce artificial intelligence to the public school curriculum this year, as the Gulf country vies to become a regional powerhouse for AI development.
The subject will be rolled out in the 2025-2026 academic year for kindergarten pupils through to 12th grade, state-run news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The course includes ethical awareness as well as foundational concepts and real-world applications, it said.
The UAE joins a growing group of countries integrating AI into school education. Beijing announced a similar move to roll out AI courses to primary and secondary students in China last month.
The Gulf state has invested extensively in data centers used to train AI models and has set up an AI investment fund that people familiar with the project said could swell to more than $100 billion in a few years.
Here is more from Sara Gharaibeh at Bloomberg. Via Anecdotal.
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