Of minds and machines Filed on December 21, 2020 The deployment of Artificial Intelligence is necessary for a more 'secure' future, experts urge at Gitex 2020 Dubai, the global capital where East meets the West, has been the epicentre of business and leisure events for decades. But this year was different. Since March, all that resonated in Dubai was the silence of empty halls that usually play host to the biggest who's who in the world. However, this month brought two hopes to the world - the Covid-19 vaccine and the first in-person event post-pandemic, the Gitex Technology Week. The 40th edition saw the artificial intelligence and cybersecurity take centrestage. And rightly so.