The UAE and Dubai in particular have a shiny surface-level reputation, but it's not the full story based on what I've seen. Although! I haven't been there, so...

I do wonder if these facts on the ground are a vision of what's to come with this AI investment announcement.

$7 trillion is an absurd amount of money. That last video you linked to, I had to shake my head: the only answer even approaching the question of how AI development can be used to solve the problem of poverty was about preventing electricity theft... How about if we truly recognised how critical power is for everyday living and provided it freely as the essential utility it is? Nobody there voicing that option.

Perhaps I'm being too negative but I think AI looks to be optimised for the sake of business. People will be a forgotten second.