{
  "id": 14639292,
  "title": "AI is changing us as humans, says pioneering Arab scientist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ai-is-changing-us-as-humans-says-pioneering-arab-scientist",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:23:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/2026/10/15/ai-is-changing-us-as-humans-says-pioneering-arab-scientist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MIT professor Fadel Adib believes AI will elevate human intellect, even if it requires abandoning some traditional life skills, such as memorization. He argues that reliance on large language models like ChatGPT is not inherently negative, as it augments human productivity and potentially robotics. At a World Economic Forum event in Dubai, Adib noted that AI is transforming how humans operate, much like the internet did in the 1990s. He highlighted Europe's involvement in AI, as well as the UAE's investment in data infrastructure, particularly in Abu Dhabi with G42. Adib expressed optimism about the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, emphasizing the potential for significant impact.",
  "summary": "AI will help humans operate at a \"higher intellectual level\", even if that means ditching some of the life skills we once had, a leading Arab scientist has said. Fadel Adib, an MIT professor and successful AI start-up founder, said it was not necessarily bad that people are coming to rely on large language models such as ChatGPT. \"We first augment humans and increase their productivity, and then…",
  "key_points": [
    "MIT professor Fadel Adib believes AI will elevate human intellect.",
    "AI is transforming human operations like the internet did in the 1990s.",
    "UAE invested in data infrastructure, particularly in Abu Dhabi with G42."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "AI is changing us as humans, says pioneering Arab scientist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ai-is-changing-us-as-humans-says-pioneering-arab-scientist-14640783",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:23:26.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}