TRENDS Pocket Insights

Insight written by: Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, Advisor on Counter-Extremism and Terrorism Affairs at TRENDS Research & Advisory | Governing Member, The Global Imams Council, Canada

Insight written by: Muttahir Salim, Director - Security Advisory at Buro Happold, Middle East - UK
 

Insight written by: Giulia Pedone, Intern at TRENDS Research & Advisory, Italy

Insight written by: Aisha Al Mulla, Intern at TRENDS Research & Advisory

Insight written by: Ani Avagyan, Associate Professor and former Deputy Director of Science and International Relations at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia - Russia

Insight written by: Mouza Hasan Almarzooqi, Senior Researcher / Director of Economic Studies Department

Insight written by: Shamsa Al Qubaisi, Researcher at TRENDS Research and Advisory

Insight written by: Noor Saif Fares Al Mazrouei, Senior Researcher / Director of Artificial Intelligence and Technology Department

Insight by: Noor Saif Fares Al Mazrouei, Senior Researcher / Director of Artificial Intelligence and Technology Department

This episode explores how the true AI race is about trust, not technology. Ayca Ariyoruk, Senior Advisor with TRENDS US and Senior Fellow at the Center for AI and Digital Policy, breaks down the U.S.–China rivalry, the politics of “bias-free” AI, the risks of LLMs in conflict, and how governance is emerging as global soft power. With Gulf states building their own models, we examine why legitimacy—not dominance—may shape the future of AI.