Good morning!Here’s your weekly roundup of Middle East AI News!The UAE's digital economy diplomacy is in overdrive this week, as high-level teams at the World Economic Forum in Davos talk about the impact of AI and emerging technologies, while the country's ambassador to the UN warns the security council members of the future threat of extremists launching swarms of attack drones.Meanwhile, it's been a busy week for innovation and R&D with several new initiatives being announced in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including a collaboration between IBM and Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence to further 'fundamental AI research'.Then, of course, there is more news from stc and Alibaba Cloud on the new joint venture first announced in 2020, which will be formed with $238m capital, 55% of which will be stc-owned.Scroll down to read more.Stay safe and have a great day!/Carrington