The Gulf country’s ruler announced federal and local laws will be written by AI, as well as judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services.

A new cabinet unit called the regulatory intelligence office was established last week to oversee the change, which aims to streamline the legislative process, according to the UAE vice-president.

“This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also ruler of Dubai.

Emirati political commentator Abdulkhaleq Abdulla told The Telegraph: “The UAE is very serious about AI. It wants to be a global AI and digital economy hub just as it is a global financial and logistics hub.

“It is investing massively in digital infrastructure to stay ahead of the crowd in the next 50 years, just as it invested generously in its physical infrastructure over the past 50 years.”

Hesham Elrafei, a solicitor and UAE law drafter, said: “Instead of the traditional parliamentary model − where laws get stuck in endless political debates and take years to pass − this approach is faster, clearer, and based on solving real problems.”