AI is moving beyond screens. It is entering vehicles, infrastructure, financial systems and everyday business operations. Intelligence Moves Into the Real World.
This shift defines our September edition of The Technology Express. Our cover story, “The Physical AI Era: When Intelligence Leaves the Screen,” looks at how AI is moving from analysing information to acting in the physical world. We also examine the infrastructure behind this change—from compute, data centres and energy to cloud platforms and sovereign technology.
Inside businesses, AI agents are increasingly being deployed as digital coworkers, handling more complex workflows. This creates new questions around security, governance, identity and accountability. Our features on agentic AI, quantum-safe security and digital identity explore these challenges.
The Gulf is also investing beyond chips, building capabilities across AI infrastructure, energy, robotics, research and talent.
The message is clear: AI is becoming infrastructure. The next phase will be defined not just by better models, but by how effectively intelligence connects with the real world.
We hope this edition gives you a clear view of what comes next.