Why wouldn't they? The Arab world loves science
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_the_medieval_Islami...
Be supportive of countries wanting to be interested in science instead of being so negative
Would you say something similar about Italy if they were to be interested about AI (no tech, no space, no chip industries), but couldn't because the last time they were interested in mathematics was during the Renaissance period?
I'm the heretic one
I would be very surprised if high profile AI figures and companies started making ties with them.
What are you getting at?