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Faisal Al Bannai

Faisal Al Bannai

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Faisal Al Bannai is an adviser for strategic research and advanced technology affairs to the President of the UAE

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Facial recognition technology is set to be key to the UAE's efforts to drive efficiency. Too often, however, the global conversation around emerging tech is polarised between hype and fear. Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
CommentTech rules must be as ambitious as the technology itself

Innovation is outpacing regulation. If we accept this imbalance as inevitable, we risk something far more dangerous than disruption

CommentMay 05, 2025
Faisal Al Bannai
Eid Al Etihad being celebrated at Repton School Al Barsha in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
CommentThe UAE will remain a beacon of progress for generations to come

To ensure this, we must continue to invest in education, promote public-private partnerships and build a culture of curiosity and resilience

CommentDecember 02, 2024
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A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone close to the front line near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region. AP
High-tech warfare makes modern battles a race against time

Drones, AI and autonomous systems mean it is the side that is agile enough to make decisions quickly which will prevail on the battlefield

OpinionFebruary 20, 2023
Faisal Al Bannai
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, centre, with Faisal Al Bannai, right, at the launch today of Edge. Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
We need new technological means to fight the wars of the future

Edge brings together 24 defence entities and 12,000 of the sharpest minds in the world to rethink the way we approach hybrid warfare

CommentNovember 11, 2019
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