Why UAE's first Minister of Artificial Intelligence

For those of you who don't know, UAE just announced their first Minister of Artificial Intelligence. You heard that right, a Minister of Artificial Intelligence. In October, UAE appointed Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama as the country's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence as part of their cabinet reshuffle. The 27-year-old was appointed as Minister after Sheikh Mohammad announced the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, as a part of their UAE Centennial 2070 objectives. So this might come off as a strange account in the world of politics but apparently, UAE is taking their technology sector very seriously.