Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Head of the International Affairs Office at the UAE Presidential Court, announced that the UAE is developing the world’s first ChatGPT tool for the agricultural community.

The announcement took place today at the UAE Pavilion at COP29, which hosted a series of exciting events focused on the transformative role of technology, collaboration and data in accelerating decarbonization and driving the world’s energy transition, in particular through agricultural innovation and the development of hydrogen.

In a session titled “Partnering to Create AI-Driven Public Goods for Over 1 Billion Smallholders,” Almheiri’s announcement that the UAE is developing the world’s first ChatGPT tool for the agricultural community was applauded by everyone present.

Already called “CHAG” (for Chat + Ag) and fully accessible, it will draw on over 50 years of research data and has followed the UAE’s exponential curve in the AI ​​revolution; the world is seeing how the UAE has the capacity and knowledge to develop extended language models like this. This will change the lives of farmers around the world, especially those living in harsh climatic conditions.

During the session with AIM for Scale, part of the UAE-Gates Foundation partnership, Almheiri, who is also a member of the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council, joined a panel, including the Gates Foundation, to discuss how farmers are equipped with a vital tool. tool to make informed decisions about when to harvest and plant seeds, and to adapt to volatile weather conditions.

“Instead of providing general forecasts, we translate all of this into something actionable for farmers through the power of AI,” said Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization.

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), opened the day with the first session on increasing carbon footprint reduction in the Arab Emirates united to unlock carbon markets with international implications for sustainable finance. During a wide-ranging discussion on green economic growth, Fanny Modin, head of business development at Seagrass-E.ON, said that “the UAE is already showing great leadership in the carbon markets sector and recognize them as a key financing instrument.” “. She described the ALTERRA fund as “a significant game changer.”

In Tech and Social Innovation for Achieving Global Climate and Sustainable Development Targets, Zayed Sustainability Prize winners showed how start-up innovations can help advance global climate and development goals through technology solutions.

Winner Sebastian Groh, CEO of SOLShare, said: “It’s all about how we integrate decentralized solutions with large-scale centralized solutions. The most prevalent challenge is not technology, but politics.

“Tackling the theme of sustainable energy and technology, award judge and famous French explorer Bertrand Piccard presented his mission to circumnavigate the world in a hydrogen-powered plane.” hydrogen will come for aviation,” he said.

In “The role of technology, collaboration and data in accelerating decarbonization in the UAE”, Nadia Rouchdy, Head of Climate at Emirates Nature-WWF, assured that “it is normal that decarbonization takes time and it is important to achieve this. good data.”

He had already seen “many large local companies based in the UAE using AI to try to reduce emissions, build capacity and find better ways to engage with suppliers on climate”. He was clear on the contribution of COP28: “COP28 was the convergence of health, nature and climate – it was the first time these intersections had been presented at a COP conference. The legacy of COP28 for me is how all the pieces came together.”

A session on the power of AI on food systems innovation showed how AI and other innovative technologies can strengthen agricultural production and food resilience.

Another session themed Advancing the Grid Through Innovation, with TAQA and Utilities for Net Zero Alliance, explored technological advancements and collaborations to transform power grids globally to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

To conclude, the sessions Advancing the UAE National MRV Transparency System: Progress and Next Steps presented a key tool for monitoring GHG emissions and air quality through climate reporting. Harnessing AI to Accelerate the Energy Transition, a Changemaker Majlis organized by Masdar and Mohamed bin Zayed AI University, highlighted the revolutionary role of AI in the energy transition.