In the fierce global war over workers skilled in artificial intelligence, the United Arab Emirates is luring researchers with a custom-built AI university that offers what many scientists dream of: abundant funding, vast computing power, and the full backing of the state.
In the six years since its founding, Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has hired more than 100 faculty from China, the U.S., Germany, and other countries. MBZUAI currently has over…








