CIRCUIT Q&A

Microsoft bet on ‘edge’ computing brings AI closer to Mideast users

In an interview with The Circuit, Microsoft's Chris Papaphotis discusses how the company is tailoring its AI products to Arabic-speaking customers

Mustafa Khan

Microsoft's Chris Papaphotis at the Copilot+ launch event this week in Dubai

Microsoft, which invested $1.5 billion last year in Abu Dhabi’s G42 artificial intelligence firm, is rolling out new AI products tailored to customers across the Middle East and Africa.Overseeing the campaign is Chris Papaphotis, who was in the UAE...