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It reported that the federal Agentic AI Project aims to convert 50% of federal sectors, services and operations into autonomous AI-driven models within two years.","Abu Dhabi's AINative programme aims to equip 20,000 government employees with AI skills by the end of 2026. The same report said more than 24,000 teachers, school leaders and specialists took part in a specialised training week for the 2026–2027 academic year. A separate Microsoft Q1 2026 report estimated that 70.1% of the UAE's working-age population used generative AI; that is a first-quarter measure, not an October reading."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"AE","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"النسبة التي أوردتها مايكروسوفت للسكان في سن العمل في الربع الأول من 2026، ونقلتها وام في تقريرها بتاريخ 11 أكتوبر.","de":"Der von Microsoft für das erste Quartal 2026 gemeldete Anteil, den WAM am 11. 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Der Wert gilt für das erste Quartal 2026 und ist keine Oktober-Messung.","en":"Microsoft defines working age as 15–64 and estimates the share using a generative AI product during the period from anonymised telemetry adjusted for access differences. Recorded as the source's Q1 2026 estimate, not an October reading.","es":"Microsoft define la población en edad laboral como las personas de 15 a 64 años y estima la proporción que usó un producto de IA generativa a partir de telemetría anonimizada ajustada por diferencias de acceso. Es la estimación del primer trimestre de 2026, no una medición de octubre.","fr":"Microsoft définit la population en âge de travailler comme les 15–64 ans et estime la part ayant utilisé un produit d’IA générative à partir de télémétrie anonymisée corrigée des différences d’accès. La valeur est celle du premier trimestre 2026, pas une mesure d’octobre.","pt":"A Microsoft define a idade ativa como 15–64 anos e estima a proporção que usou um produto de IA generativa com telemetria anonimizada e ajustada às diferenças de acesso. O valor é uma estimativa do primeiro trimestre de 2026, não uma medição de outubro.","tr":"Microsoft, çalışma çağını 15–64 yaş olarak tanımlıyor. Pay, dönemde üretken yapay zekâ ürünü kullananların oranı olarak anonimleştirilmiş telemetriden türetiliyor ve erişim farklılıklarına göre düzeltiliyor. 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