Abu Dhabi is preparing to overhaul how its government operates under a new partnership with OpenAI, and artificial intelligence is already speeding up some complex procedures from days to minutes, an official has said. Although the agreement was announced this week, work began at the start of the year, Faisal Al Hawi, director of the AI Factory at Abu Dhabi's Department of Government Enablement, told The National in an interview. The collaboration goes beyond automating government transactions.