AI must be guided by humanism and compassion, not just tech experts

It is futile to resist change because tech progress is autonomous; nobody oversees developments. Only natural intelligence - humanism, conscience, and compassion of leaders -can provide oversight

I recently participated in the “Middle Eastern North African International Security Conference on Artificial Intelligence”. Did you exclaim, “Whoa, you?” I had warned the organisers of my deficiency as a techie. However, they sought my perspective as a user and business leader. We had a deal.

Reflective conversation with the erudite S Ramadorai, copious readings, and reliance on natural intelligence helped me to prepare for this plenary session. Fellow panelists were serious techies like former Google-X chief business officer Mo Gawdat and Ali Zubayd, director general of cyber security, Saudi Arabia. Mo Gawdat had transformed from being