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The Dubai International Financial Centre announced plans to embed artificial intelligence across its legal, regulatory, and operational systems, aiming to generate $3.5 billion in economic benefits and create 25,000 jobs.
Dubai International Financial Centre announced in a press release that it will become the world's first financial centre built with AI embedded at its core. The initiative will integrate artificial intelligence into the centre’s legal and regulatory frameworks, business operations, talent systems, and physical infrastructure.
The centre’s Native AI programme is expected to generate 3.5 billion US dollars in economic benefits and create 25,000 jobs. It will also give financial firms access to advanced AI tools and export AI governance software and trained professionals to the Global South.
As part of its transformation, DIFC plans to establish ethics and governance frameworks that cover both human and AI agent activity. It will embed AI into enterprise workflows, compliance systems, and service delivery. The centre aims to become the top global destination for AI in finance, surpassing other major financial hubs in start up density, venture capital funding, and unicorn creation.
The announcement also confirmed that the Dubai AI Festival will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 26 and 27 October 2026, hosting 20,000 participants from around the world.
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