How is your country promoting the benefits of ChatGPT and other AIs? Some nations talk a big AI game with varying levels of investment. Others do nothing but let the market decide.
The UAE is taking a fresh approach. Boldly stepping up and offering free access to the paid version of ChatGPT Plus to all citizens. This creates a potential knowledge and business dynamo that could revolutionise middle-eastern markets.
This news comes after the Emirates announced it will play host to OpenAI’s first Stargate AI Super Centre beyond US borders. All as part of the tech company’s OpenAI for Countries initiative.
The benefits of ChatGPT-for-all
With a population of around 12.5 million, that AI-powered combination could create a startup mega-engine. One driving research and knowledge, and encouraging a nation to create and share business, wellbeing, digital experience and personal growth opportunities. That’s even if only a fraction of citizens use ChatGPT to its maximum potential.
UAE businesses can also expect a flood of citizen developer insights and innovations as they realise the possibilities of AI. And the UAE can afford the typical $20-per-person fee. With energy requirements for AI computation rising, the data centre move creates a potential AI super-hub, with low-cost solar and other energy sources on tap. The data centre will demand 1-gigawatt of power to drive over a million Nvidia GPU AI accelerators, all for around $20 billion of investment.
With the Stargate centre coming onstream in 2026, CXM can’t wait to see how UAE-based businesses and individuals create AI-based ideas, and which are nominated for future GCXA awards based on this initiative.