KIS Future: These 50 visionaries shape the Middle East 2025!

KIS Future: These 50 visionaries shape the Middle East 2025!

What happens in the world of artificial intelligence? The mountain of enthusiasm and investments in AI is growing, with a variety of options that open up in a wide variety of industries. According to Fast Company Middle East through their outstanding contributions to AI from different areas such highlighted. Your knowledge and visions help to promote the AI sector and to raise a new level.

The list of the 50 most influential AI leadership personalities makes it clear how diverse the commitment in this area is. For example, ABHINAV Sharma, as CTO at Cisco APJC, leads strategic initiatives for the integration of KI, while Ahmed Serag, Chief Ai Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine, has over 150 publications in this area. In the financial world, too, personalities such as Bahaa Farouk, Chief Digital & Data Officer of the Suez Canal Bank are underway. Your expertise helps to set new standards in digital transformation.

Art of AI Governance

One of the most important topics arising in the current discussion about AI is governance. The challenges associated with the rapid development of technology should not be underestimated. A report by

Ethics is a central element that many heads are currently discussing. A consensus among the Member States of the UNESCO, as on the side of the UNESCO , confirms that AI development should stand for sustainable development in accordance with human rights and the 2030 agenda. With the adoption of the UNESCO recommendation on the ethics of artificial intelligence in 2021, an important step towards a global framework for the governance of AI was taken.

These recommendations include concrete goals and fields of action that range from media to health, and thus offer a wide view of the ethical implications of the latest technologies. The responsibility that the developers and companies bear from AI applications is clearly outlined. In particular, taking into account the negative effects of AI applications on society and the environment is important.

In Austria, an interdisciplinary body was established in Austria to advance the implementation of these recommendations. This initiative could not only positively influence the local, but also the international AI landscape.

The future of the AI will therefore decisively depend on how well companies implement their mechanisms for governance and ethics. While some are already taking the initiative, others still have to follow suit to exploit the full potential of this technology. In view of the continuous change in the AI, it is of the utmost importance that all stakeholders come to a table and help to define new standards.