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Human imagination, not AI, will drive

tomorrow’s creative economy

The future of the creative economy lies in the fusion of human

imagination and technological advancement

The global market for generative AI in creative industries is growing at an incredibly accelerated rate. Image:
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The future of the creative economy will not be built by machines alone. For all the hype

around generative AI, it is still human imagination — our narratives, ideas, and intuition —
that will shape what truly resonates. As the sector undergoes rapid transformation, it is not

AI that will lead the next wave of innovation, but the artists, designers, coders, and cultural
producers who know how to harness it with purpose.

Set to contribute 5 per cent of the UAE’s GDP by 2031, the creative economy is now being
supercharged by technology. The sector’s expedited transformation was catalysed by the

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