Happy to share some key takeaways and learnings from my recent 3-day session at Everything AI (Abu Dhabi and Dubai) (4th – 6th Feb 2025). The purpose was obvious: keeping up with the latest trends of AI and technological disruption in communication, human tech and healthcare (generative AI being a key focus)
Generative AI: Generally speaking.
It’s always been clear and never more than now that early technology-adopters have already been evaluating and implementing Generative AI solutions. They are the next wave of mavericks who will have a huge advantage over their competitors. I can’t tell you how many times I heard the word ‘Generative AI’ and its application being shouted out…across the stands from the boot-strapping zones of enterprising start-ups, to the big brands from Lenovo and G42. This was a rather exhausted byword that ran across every single industry including trade, logistics, healthcare, telecommunication and governmental applications, and this is a buzzword with a promise of a thousand and more off shoots to come.
An even more efficient and inter-connected ecosystem.
Generative AI, according to a prominent keynote speaker, connects clinicians, consultants and nurses who are increasingly using mobiles among other mediums as a single source to access real-time and accurate information about medicine dosage and specific treatment support. AI-native platforms are also slowly mushrooming, extending to maximizing the satisfaction of the patient journey experience right from the pre-planned schedule of booking a doctor’s appointment, to visiting the facility for KYP and patient registration at any healthcare facility. You can read more about this in our blog about the effectiveness of efficient patient journeys.
Generative AI also drastically helps minimize room for human errors, delivering accuracy that improves the patient’s safety and overall experience along every touchpoint of the patient journey.
Increased security protection is now an absolute must!
Of course, making sure the patient is well-connected through an omni-channel approach with a view to engaging and communicating with him/her on the patient journey, makes all the difference, much like the firstpass engage platform from Vectramind. A key brand even cites the focus on developing on-device solutions that keep sensitive data on the device rather than exporting to cloud platforms (which also helps in reducing costs). Even without the cloud service, the solution can be enabled in low/no connection areas that reduce the barrier for usage in less populated zones such as underground areas or even at sea.
Monitoring legalities and staying on track with global compliance.
A very interesting discovery that emerged from one of the discussions was something called the ‘Holistic AI tracker’ from a leading company in AI. This proves beneficial in monitoring any emerging law on AI legalities and its applications with more transparent and solid governance that help identify gaps in compliance standards, and tracks policies that set the way forward across legal actions on a global scale.
It’s a must-have for core product teams who need to factor it in as an essential attribute between conceptual realization to end execution and delivery, while staying informed about new regulations and standards, integrating compliance into product development and reducing the margin for future errors or risks.
More AI-driven robots than chatbots!
While almost every offering focused on chatbots across any conversational AI ecosystem, there was also the rise of AI-assisted robotics, coming in hard and fast, and I dare say one that will roll out on a mass scale eventually!
The range of robotic applications are becoming more common place at the moment, and I happened to playfully interact with an actual junior robot.
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Don’t want to sound apocalyptic, but I won’t be surprised that they will end up incubating AI humanoids very soon at the speed of light – like how Skynet went berserk as a maddened Frankenstein creating a race of cyborgs bent on taking on the world through sheer chaos and mayhem in The Terminator.
Security concerns on AI and data
One of the red flags raised on a couple of occasions at the talks was the subject of security and personal data, given the rise of independent AI platforms that could go unchecked. A globally renowned speaker at the event from the trade and industry sector in Asia, while leading the talk on Future Investment funding for AI start-ups and accelerator markets, brought up the issue of calling for a much-needed stricter standard of global compliance and control for the AI Industry.
He also alluded to the fact that in some countries, the Elons of the world or the next emerging ‘Wave of the Giant Corporations’ who have started calling the shots on business policies and technology, are increasingly influencing the pillars of power that rests in the fists of Giant Politicians. It’s an issue of growing concern: an almost dictatorial approach which if left unchecked, could continue to create negative impacts on any emerging technology or industry, and a knock-on effect on influencing pricing strategies in global trade. It’s a point to mull over in all seriousness, given the open field we are into at this stage.
A lot of the talks on security specially centered around the case of the most recent disruptor: Deep Seek, just by merit of its democratic approach to pitching a competing point of view against the mammoth ChatGPT platform. It has already shaken up the band wagon in AI platforms across most countries adding further fuel to the need for an independent watchdog to monitor the AI arena.
Tilly Lockey’s inspiring story: Robotic & “Fashionistic AI” at work
One of the most touching and heartfelt highlights at the Everything AI 2025 event was the interview with Tilly Lockey. Tilly is an enterprising teen and rising social media star and influencer, but what makes her special is that she is an example of a spirited teen who fought the odds. An amputee who rediscovered her will to live after having been diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia as a baby, she lost both her hands, but it drove her forward on a newfound path to revolutionize prosthetics.
At a young age, she took the bold leap as a young innovator to collaborate with Open Bionics in creating the Hero Arm, a revolutionary prosthetic that combines functionality, aesthetics, and advanced AI technology.
Unlike the use of conventional prosthetics, the Hero Arm is controlled by muscle signals, that empower the user with greater freedom and mobility. But Tilly went one step further: she revealed a ‘fashion’ edge to her hands on stage with her bionic, customised robotic arms that had a striking ‘Spider Man’ design. One that clearly highlighted individuality while also embracing practicality.
And on that ‘human’ note, here’s to seeing what tomorrow can bring to the maddening yet exciting journey of AI!
Written by Cherry Koshy
Director of Marketing & Communications,
Vectramind Corporation
