Microsoft report ranks UAE first in working-age AI adoption
The Q1 2026 report puts AI use at 70.1%; a separate federal-government transformation goal remains a target.
- Publish date: 2026-10-11
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)
- Reading time: 1 min read
WAM reported that Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Report for Q1 2026 ranked the UAE first worldwide, with 70.1% of its working-age population using AI. The article said the UAE was the first economy to pass the report’s 70% adoption threshold; this is a Microsoft report statistic, not an independently measured government census. WAM also noted the UAE Agentic AI Project’s aim to convert 50% of federal government sectors, services and operations to autonomous AI-driven models within two years. The 70.1% figure describes reported use in Q1 2026; the government transformation figure is a target.