The Impact of the Iran War on the Gulf's Grand AI Plans - Middle East Institute
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The Impact of the Iran War on the Gulf's Grand AI Plans - Middle East Institute
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone.
That's not a you problem. That's an adoption problem — and it's far more common than anyone admits.
Here's what a recent analysis of Gulf na
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone.
That's not a you problem. That's an adoption problem — and it's far more common than anyone admits.
Here's what a recent analysis of Gulf nations' AI strategies quietly revealed: even governments with billion-dollar AI budgets are struggling to integrate AI where it actually matters. Not because the technology failed. Because they chose scale over specificity.
They started with ambition instead of starting with a problem.
That's the real lesson for business owners right now. The companies winning with AI aren't deploying the most sophisticated tools. They're identifying one bottleneck — one repeatable task that costs them time every single week — and solving just that.
Nothing more.
Your action this week: Write down the three tasks your team does repeatedly that feel like a waste of smart people's time. That list is your AI roadmap. Start with the top one. Find a tool that solves only that. Measure the time saved in 30 days.
That's your first win. Simple. Low risk. Provable.
What's the one task you keep thinking AI should be able to handle — but you haven't acted on yet?
