H1: Meet the UAE AI Leaders Transforming Healthcare, Mobility, and Business With Real-World Intelligence
The UAE is at the forefront of a global AI revolution, transforming bold visions into practical solutions that enhance daily life and fuel business growth. The leading organizations in the industry drive progress through their work on actual problems that affect healthcare and transportation, and other fields, by developing intelligent, user-friendly solutions.
G42: The AI Powerhouse
G42, based in Abu Dhabi, stands out as a giant in AI and cloud services. They create tools for spotting diseases early, securing data, and even running smart cities. With big backing from partners like Microsoft, it has rolled out Arabic-speaking AI models and platforms that help governments work smarter. The company uses its technology to accelerate national projects, which demonstrate that artificial intelligence can complete extensive work without interruptions.
Core42: Cloud for Quick Builds
G42 operates Core42, creating cloud systems that enable users to access artificial intelligence technology. Developers can request high-performance computing resources, which they can obtain within a few minutes, to conduct rapid testing of their innovative concepts.
They introduced a new payment system that allows customers to pay for advanced computing hardware while developers worldwide can create artificial intelligence applications that meet specific UAE requirements for secure data processing. The system reduces waiting periods, enabling startups to develop their products without needing to spend large amounts of money at the beginning.
M42: Health Smarts Booster
M42, another G42 family member in Abu Dhabi, is reshaping healthcare with AI. Their Med42 tool acts like a quick-thinking assistant for doctors, speeding up decisions and personalizing care. It has teamed up with local health departments to crunch patient data, cut costs, and predict issues before they worsen. By weaving AI into programs like genome mapping for Emiratis, they’re making medicine more precise and preventive.
Saal.ai: Everyday Business Helper
From Abu Dhabi, Saal.ai builds flexible AI for tough fields like defense, oil, and hospitals. Their platforms handle big data, understand speech in Arabic, and automate routine jobs to boost efficiency. The company developed sports analytics and financial software solutions that help clients save time while enabling business growth through their custom-fit expert team. Their secret? Tools that blend right into existing setups, driving quick wins for companies.
Derq: Safer Roads Ahead
Dubai’s Derq uses AI to make driving safer by predicting crashes. Cameras and sensors watch traffic, spotting dangers seconds early to alert drivers or vehicles. The system operates in Dubai and other locations to provide accurate traffic counting while identifying hazardous areas, supporting the smart transportation goals of the UAE. The system protects human lives and accelerates the development of autonomous vehicle technology.
Road Ahead
These firms thrive thanks to the UAE’s bold plans, like the AI Strategy 2031, which pumps funds into tech hubs and talent training. They develop solutions using basic yet effective AI technology, which handles challenges found in high-traffic areas and medical facilities. The quick delivery of results, which leads to improved services, reduced costs, and increased customer satisfaction, drives investor interest in the company. The team will deliver additional innovations as the market expands to reach a billion-dollar value by 2033.
What sets UAE AI apart is the human touch, teams mixing local know-how with global tech to solve homegrown problems. G42’s national projects and Core42’s instant clouds and M42’s patient-focused aids and Saal.ai’s adaptable kits and Derq’s life-saving alerts combine to create an unprecedented acceleration of innovation.
The team creates intelligent systems through their work, which develops future technologies through small incremental improvements. The UAE will become the global leader in AI research with its governmental support and newly trained experts from institutions such as MBZUAI.

