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UAE Deploys 'Control Tower' AI Agent to Oversee Government Automation Push

The UAE is moving ahead with its April Cabinet plan to shift 50% of federal government services, sectors, and operations to autonomous AI agents within two years. Minister of State for AI Omar Sultan Al Olama said the country has built a 'control tower agent' and runs continuous audits, combining both AI-based and human review, to oversee how these agents act. He made the remarks at the WEF's Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders in Dubai on October 14.

Opinion piece calls for 'Chief Human Capacity Officer' role to close AI skills gap

An Entrepreneur contributor argues companies lack a clear executive mandate for developing employees' adaptability and judgment as AI reshapes work, proposing a new 'Chief Human Capacity Officer' role. The piece cites WEF, Microsoft/LinkedIn and McKinsey research showing most workers need retraining by 2030, most AI users get no employer training, and few organizations have redesigned workflows around AI.

Anthropic launches public survey on people's experiences with AI

Anthropic has opened a new study using its 'Anthropic Interviewer' tool to collect people's experiences and opinions about AI, including what they want from AI companies and how they'd like AI to change areas like work, healthcare and government. Participants can choose to make their individual interview responses public so anyone, not just Anthropic, can view them, building on a similar study conducted last December that gathered input from 81,000 people.

2026 AI job data: AI Engineer tops hiring, wage premiums hit 62%

A roundup of LinkedIn, WEF, Stanford AI Index, PwC, Lightcast, Indeed, Bain and Levels.fyi data shows AI Engineer as the most-hired AI role in 2026, with Research Scientist at frontier labs seen as the most prestigious. AI-related job postings and wage premiums have surged sharply, while prompt engineering is fading as a title and entry-level hiring has become tougher.