UAE to Launch DeepSeek-Inspired AI Models: Senior Official

Faisal al-Bannai, the secretary general of the Advanced Technology Research council (ARTC) and chairman of the board of directors of Edege Group, speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 11, 2025. FADEL SENNA / AFP

By Talek Harris

The United Arab Emirates is planning to launch new artificial intelligence models inspired by China’s DeepSeek, a senior official told AFP, calling the system’s disruptive emergence “fantastic news.”

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