Innovative AI applications take center stage of World Laureates Summit in Dubai

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Innovative AI applications take center stage of World Laureates Summit in Dubai

2026-02-03 13:29 Last Updated At：02-04 13:00

The innovative Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as one of the most intensely discussed topics at the ongoing World Laureates Summit (WSL), which is being held in Dubai from Sunday to Tuesday.

On Sunday, the WSL held two forums focusing on AI science, addressing AI-driven scientific discovery and the integration of AI into real-world applications.

"The reason it has become so important is because of the applications in other disciplines: in agriculture, in medicine, in biology. But a lot of scientists are just focused on science, and that's not where the real value of AI," said John Hopcroft, a 1986 Turing Award winner.

Participants also noted that while AI is rapidly enhancing productivity and efficiency, it is simultaneously reshaping labor structures.

Several scholars stressed that although AI excels in data processing and pattern recognition, it cannot replace human judgment in areas involving creativity, ethics, and emotional understanding.

The World Laureates Summit brings together more than 150 scientists and invited participants, including Nobel Prize laureates, to exchange insights on addressing challenges facing humanity and shaping the future of civilization.

The three-day summit, themed "Basic Sciences: Scientific Consensus for Addressing the Challenges of Humanity" and held alongside the World Governments Summit 2026, highlights the pivotal role of fundamental scientific research in shaping global policies, economic systems and technological innovation.

Trump threatens tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke, Mexico over lettuce

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday raised the possibility of new tariffs on Canada over hazardous wildfire smoke and on Mexico over concerns about "problematic lettuce".

Massive wildfires have been burning across Canada this summer, and wildfire smoke from Ontario has recently drifted southward across the border, degrading air quality across multiple regions of the United States.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump threatened "a big tariff on Canada" because of the smoke.

In a separate development, U.S. health authorities are investigating a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to fresh produce. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that it had documented over 4,000 lab-confirmed cyclosporiasis cases since May, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspected that the outbreak might be related to imported lettuce from Mexico.

When asked whether lettuce would be safe to eat again as it is a possible source of the recent outbreak, Trump responded that "I think what we're going to do is put a major tariff on Mexico because of the lettuce."

Mexico's Health Minister David Kershenobich has said that there is no evidence to indicate that lettuce sourced in Mexico caused the outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States.