“Artificial Intelligence was a very futuristic word five years ago. But now the filter in Snapchat uses AI, so it’s not that far-fetched. It’s not that science fiction terminology anymore. It’s real. It’s day-to-day stuff.”
-Tariq Nasraldeen, Founder and CEO of Firnas Aero, a pioneering Saudi startup offering Drone as a Service (DaaS). The company got its start through the TAQADAM Startup Accelerator at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2019 and currently competes with traditional manual facility inspections with plans to expand to airports, industrial complexes, various governmental institutions and, ultimately, delivery. [KAUST via Arab News]
