UAE to Teach AI In All Public Schools By 2025

The UAE will introduce AI in public schools by 2025, as part of broader efforts to lead in global technology and infrastructure.

The United Arab Emirates declared that all public schools starting from kindergarten up to 12th grade will teach AI, starting from the 2025–2026 academic year, as first reported by Bloomberg. The national initiative aims to make the UAE the top AI leader in the region and potentially worldwide.

Bloomberg reported that the new curriculum will teach students fundamental AI concepts alongside practical applications, as well as ethical aspects. This educational approach mirrors current efforts by global powers such as China because they started teaching AI to their primary and secondary students, as noted by Bloomberg.

The UAE is not stopping at education. The country has also begun using AI to draft and review national laws. “This new legislative system, powered by artificial intelligence, will change how we create laws, making the process faster and more precise,” said Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler and the UAE’s vice-president.

A newly established Regulatory Intelligence Office will supervise this AI-assisted lawmaking. The system will analyze data from court cases, public services, together with legal records to develop legal reforms. The project aims to reduce regulatory review costs and shorten the legislative process by 70%.

Some experts are cautious. “They continue to hallucinate [and] have reliability issues and robustness issues […] We can’t trust them,” said Oxford University researcher Vincent Straub. Others see the UAE’s centralized political system as an advantage for fast, large-scale innovation. “They’re able to move fast. They can sort of experiment with things,” said Keegan McBride of the Oxford Internet Institute.

The UAE’s ambitions extend beyond its borders. In February, it partnered with France to build Europe’s largest AI data center, with investments between €30 and €50 billion. “The two leaders expressed their desire to create a strategic partnership in the field of AI,” said a joint statement following the agreement between UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and French President Emmanuel Macron.

The global race in AI is heating up. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit the UAE this month, amid talks of easing restrictions on chipmaker Nvidia’s sales to the country, as noted by Bloomberg.

At home, Trump has also signed an executive order to promote AI education in American schools. China, too, is investing heavily in AI education, from elementary school to top universities.

By embedding AI into classrooms and courtrooms, the UAE hopes to shape a future where the technology isn’t just used—it’s mastered.