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The Middle East’s AI Arms Race

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Episode: The Middle East’s AI Arms Race
Pub date: 2026-06-25

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As the Middle East wakes up to an unnerving new normal following the signing of the M.O.U., Aimen and Thomas turn their attention to something truly cutting edge: the AI Arms Race that is rapidly transforming the Gulf into the front lines of a truly global U.S.-China confrontation.

Aimen and Thomas discuss:

  • Iran’s drone attacks on Gulf data centres.
  • AI in missile defence and military targeting.
  • The physical infrastructure behind cloud computing.
  • Cheap Gulf energy and rapid data-centre construction.
  • The UAE–Saudi competition for AI leadership.
  • Sheikh Tahnoon, G42 and MGX.
  • Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN strategy.
  • The US–China global AI rivalry.
  • Israel’s cybersecurity and military-AI role.
  • Whether AI-generated art can be genuinely creative.

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    Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren.

    Produced and edited by Thomas Small.

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