Yesterday, while browsing websites online, a pop-up window suddenly appeared on my screen. At first glance, it looked official. It displayed the logo of the Royal Oman Police (ROP), used formal language, included a case reference number, named an officer, and claimed that my device had been blocked due to…

During the Eid gathering, I overheard a conversation between two university students in Muscat. One was busy working on an assignment, while the other was planning a family holiday. The student working on his assignment was using ChatGPT to summarize a chapter from an e-book, generate ideas for a university…

Last week, I sat over celebratory dinner with three friends. It was one of those rare evenings where the conversation flowed naturally on topics that include life, technology, culture, ambitions, memories, and the strange pace of the modern world. We laughed, debated, shared stories, and before leaving, we took a…

While I was in Dubai last weekend, an interesting discussion came up among a group of my creative friends: “Will filmmakers and creative professionals eventually lose their jobs to AI?” Some believed this is inevitable. Others strongly argued that human creativity can never be replaced. As for me, I believe…

Last week, I had an interesting discussion with Stella Da Silva, one of the founders of DeskPark, a premium coworking space that offers flexible workspaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and a vibrant business community designed for startups. The discussion revolved around one of my previous articles that is titled “Your…

Unlike other countries, we in Oman do not really make noise but rather action by making moves. Yes, through Royal Decree No. 50/2026, issued by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Oman has formally established a dedicated zone focused entirely on artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. What does this mean? We are…

At a family gathering last weekend, someone asked a question “Which jobs do you think AI will actually replace and which ones are safe?” This is in fact a question almost every tom, dick and harry has in the back of their minds. I paused. Not because I did not…

I received a lot of interesting messages after my last week article about robots (powered by AI) reviewing and sometime rejecting CVs. Students, graduates, even experienced professionals have all asked me the same question: “So what do we actually do now?”. My article this week will focus on sharing techniques…

You spend over a week preparing, reviewing and then perfecting your CV in order to apply for a job. A clean and clear format, strong achievements, carefully chosen words that were pulled directly from a job description. You enter the website of the organization seeking for a resource in question,…

Over a year ago, I had a lengthy discussion with my father about the negative impact that social media can have on our children. I shared my opinion that parents should have some level of control and visibility over their children’s use of social media networks. Today, I am very…