AI Champion: How the UAE Secured the Global Lead in Generative AI Adoption

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  The United Arab Emirates has officially solidified its position as the global leader in artificial intelligence adoption. According to recent data from Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute, a staggering 73.3 percent of the UAE's working-age population actively utilized generative AI tools during the second quarter of 2026. This reflects a steady rise from 70.1 percent in Q1, widening the gap between the Emirates and other tech-forward nations like Singapore, which stands at 64.3 percent. In my view, this rapid growth is not merely a statistical anomaly or a temporary wave of corporate enthusiasm. It is the direct result of a bold, top-down government commitment to digital transformation. While Western economies often debate the ethical boundaries and regulatory constraints of emerging technologies, the UAE has chosen a proactive approach, integrating AI into public administration, national education, and corporate enterprise. Why Is the UAE Leading the World in Generative AI Usage?...
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Taiwan’s Fact checkers Battle Chinese Disinformation and AI

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At a restaurant nine years ago, Taiwanese engineer Charles Yeh saw his mother-in-law removing green onions from her beef noodles. She said they might damage the liver in response to Yeh's inquisitive question, citing information she had learned from a forwarded message. Yeh was perplexed by this because his family had never had any problems or complaints about eating green onions. And it was this occurrence that started Yeh's fight in Taiwan against misinformation.

With the goal of dispelling this false knowledge, Yeh composed a blog article and distributed it over the Line chat service. Soon after the post became popularity, Yeh started getting requests for more precise and up-to-date information from complete strangers. When Yeh realized how important fact-checking was, he founded MYGoPen in 2015. The name means “don’t be fooled again” in Taiwanese.

MyGoPen's user base exploded, going from 50,000 in just two years to over 400,000 at now. MyGoPen handled 1.3 million fact-check queries in 2023, dispelling myths about anything from false accusations about politicians to toxins in bananas. Other fact-checking groups like DoubleThink Lab, Cofacts, and Taiwan FactCheck Center were influenced by Yeh's work.

The danger of misinformation increased along with the number of fact-checking initiatives, particularly from China. According to the Varieties of Democracy project at the University of Göttingen, Taiwan is the main target of foreign disinformation, especially during election seasons. Taiwan leads the world in terms of China's effect on society and media, according to Doublethink Lab, which monitors China's influence in 82 nations.

A February 2023 occurrence brought this threat's seriousness to light. A video purportedly showed 100 Chinese fishing boats counterattacking close to Taiwan's Kinmen islands following a collision involving Chinese fishermen and Taiwan's coast guard. This was refuted by MyGoPen, which demonstrated that the film was from a different period and place in China.

Jaw Nian Huang, an associate professor at National Chengchi University in Taiwan, observes that Beijing has switched from direct to indirect deception tactics. For example, China indirectly questioned the United States' position toward Taiwan by using the Israel-Gaza conflicts to criticize American global politics. Because these tales are founded on opinion rather than fact, they are more difficult to refute.

The fight against misinformation is further complicated with the addition of artificial intelligence. According to a Thomson Foundation study, deepfakes and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated fake voices were widely employed during the 2024 presidential election. Eve Chu, the head of the Taiwan FactCheck Center, calls the advancement of AI "unstoppable." She draws attention to the deliberate propagation of misinformation concerning election tampering on TikTok with the intention of weakening Taiwan's democratic system.

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