Al Riyadh, the top Arabic daily newspaper in the KSA, takes an interest in the International Finance Forrum's new Global AI Competitiveness Index report, produced in close collaboration with Deep Knowledge Group, in their new article featuring statements from Dmitry Kaminksiy

In the interview "Health is the New Wealth," Dmitry Kaminskiy, co-founder of Deep Knowledge Group and author of Longevity Industry 1.0, discusses how the emerging longevity industry reshapes society and marks a shift, where health becomes a core driver of economic and social transformation.

Saudi Arabia has ranked 15th globally in AI research output for 2025, driven by the volume of academic publications, according to a new report. This performance places Saudi Arabia ahead of several long-established research hubs, including the Netherlands, Singapore, and Russia, as well as Switzerland and Sweden, according to the newly released Global AI Competitiveness Index.

The report evaluates AI competitiveness through country rankings, analyzing over 2 million AI research papers and key metrics like citations and impact factors, enabling stakeholders and decision makers to see more clearly and tangibly which nations are leading the AI race and what major trends are shaping the future of AI development.

Dubai’s real estate market boasts it all - from penthouses in the world’s tallest skyscrapers, multi-million-dollar beachfront properties and even luxury mansions on man-made private islands.

The UAE now stands alongside major innovation hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, underscoring its growing prominence in the AI sector. According to the Global AI Competitiveness Index, the UAE ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest number of AI companies per million people.

The UAE has introduced several national AI initiatives, including appointing the world’s first Minister of State for AI in 2017 and launching the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031

The UAE has been ranled among the top 10 countries with the most AI companies per million population, as revealed in the Global AI Competitiveness Index by the International Finance Forum (IFF) and Deep Knowledge Group.

The International Finance Forum (IFF) issued its Global AI Competitiveness Index Project to build a comprehensive system for assessing AI competitiveness, while evaluating and comparing various countries’ AI strength and development potential.

There are multiple projects either already mid-way through construction, or at the stage of inception, or at least in the stage of fundraising. Two of the most notable among them are Eywa in Dubai and Blue Zones Centre in Miami.

"In a world grappling with the challenges of ageing populations, the UAE emerges as a visionary leader, redefining healthy ageing through a comprehensive National Longevity Strategy."

Governments must act as catalysts, fostering innovation ecosystems and adopting bold, forward-thinking policies to position themselves as leaders in this emerging field

In the pursuit of extending human life, one essential factor to consider is the utilisation of advanced technology to optimise decision-making processes

Longevity isn’t just about extending life, but about creating
a sustainable economic and social infrastructure that supports
long, healthy, and productive lifespans

With breakthroughs in genetic engineering, regenerative medicine, and AI-driven healthcare, we are inching closer to not just treating diseases but preventing them altogether

How can investors help create a healthy AI ecosystem?

AI is transforming the venture capital and entrepreneurship ecosystem, opening new avenues for growth and innovation, and creating massive opportunities for investors looking to capitalize on the next technological wave.
 

The boundaries that defined the lines of technological ability in the past are fading. For example, the geographic locations of companies have become less influential on the investment prospects, supply chain efficiencies and talent quality of those companies.

In April 2021 Deep Knowledge Group (DKG) revealed, in a study titled COVID-19 City Safety Ranking Q2/2021.

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The findings were widely reported in global media and garnered attention in the publications across the Gulf region, in addition to being officially recognized by the Abu Dhabi Media Office and the Abu Dhabi Chamber.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has seen an immense integration of various tech domains, powered by the advancements in tech, data science and big data analytics. Over the past five years, we have observed a surge in complexity within these fields as AI continues to infiltrate them ever deeper, ushering us into this new age where technology is now unified under one umbrella: AI.

Read Deep Knowledge Group General Partner Dmitry Kaminskiy's latest article in daily Arab newspaper ARQAM. While investors don’t have to resort to hundreds of sources and AI-driven techniques, access to highly accurate real-time data generated through data science, AI, and Big Data harvesting is key to boosting ROI.

What is industrial metaverse? How do investors benefit from it? Despite the hype surrounding metaverses, public interest in metaverses has waned lately due to some equally great influences.

Dmitry Kaminskiy outlines InvestTech opportunities in a time of global disruption, where geopolitical tensions, change management and digital transformation are the norm. 

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Article of Dmitry Kaminskiy, General Partner of Deep Knowledge Group, outlines involvement of Big Tech companies into the Longevity Industry, covers the current state of human longevity and provides projections on future of human longevity and the impact of AI on our lives

Dmitry Kaminskiy, General Partner of Deep Knowledge Group, speaks about the shifts in investment that we are most likely to witness in 2023 and beyond

Technology is increasingly becoming the main critical factor determining the stability of governments and their national economies. Technological innovations now represent one of the main paths of power affecting the success of national priorities such as public health, geopolitics, military, industry, education and many others.

The next chapter in the book of globalization will not be about any specific country or economy. Technology itself is set to be the full and final globalizing, border-fusing and yet unifying power. Regions will compete based on technological progress as opposed to ideology and politics.

Data science is currently very subjective, pushing us to rethink the answers that various data science approaches produce, and ultimately enabling us to refine solutions that can help us generate better insights from data.

Deep Knowledge Group General Partner Dmitry Kaminskiy speaks to Fortune Arabia about Health as the New Wealth, and the rise of the '7th Continent' (the Multi-Trillion Opportunity of 1+ Billion people in retirement)

Deep Knowledge Group General Partner Dmitry Kaminskiy delivered a keynote address on the current state and future of the Longevity Industry at Davos Longevity Investment Summit during the World Economic Forum 2022.

Dmitry Kaminskiy in article ‘From age-friendly cities, how about creating ‘longevity valleys’ published by Gulf News'

The ‘health is the new wealth’ paradigm and the realisation that healthy longevity is a fundamentally new, precious asset class are prompting investors to rearrange their portfolios, according to Dmitry Kaminskiy, co-founder and managing partner of Deep Knowledge Group.

Dmitry Kaminskiy comments on the completion of Aging Analytics Agency’s commissioned analytics for MIDAS (the inward investment arm of the city of Manchester government)

Dmitry Kaminskiy comments on the appointment of Aging Analytics Agency by MIDAS (the inward investment arm of the city of Manchester government) to profile region’s Healthy Ageing Industrial Assets

Dmitry Kaminskiy’s New Book Urges Longevity Industry Players to Adopt Biomarkers of Human Longevity as the Fundamental Market-Ready Tool and Framework for Industry Stabilization, Tangible Decision Making, Predictable Forecasting of Clinical Trial Outcomes.

Dmitry Kaminskiy’s New Book Urges Longevity Industry Players to Adopt Biomarkers of Human Longevity as the Fundamental Market-Ready Tool and Framework for Industry Stabilization, Tangible Decision Making, Predictable Forecasting of Clinical Trial Outcomes.

Dmitry Kaminskiy’s new book ‘Longevity Politics: Charts the Rise of Longevity Technocracy, Modern Approaches to Policy, Governance & National Industrial Strategies, & How Longevity Will Become Central to Nations’ Political Agendas.

Dmitry Kaminskiy spune că pandemia i-a încurajat pe investitori să-și rearanjeze portofoliile pentru a prioritiza accesul la locuri în care ei și familiile lor se pot bucura de beneficii mai mari de sănătate și stil de viață.

Dmitry Kaminskiy summarized, “Britain’s national assets could be deployed to tackle the challenges and develop the opportunities of a longer, healthier life - to create a longevity dividend that can be shared fairly to all in society - and become the world's leader in healthy longevity.”

Venture capitalist Dmitry Kaminskiy thinks he has what it takes to lengthen people's life spans: a million-dollar prize, which he will award to the first person to beat the current longevity record and reach his or her 123rd birthday.

“The one billion retired people globally are a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for business,” said Dmitry Kaminskiy, co-author of the UK Longevity Industry Report and managing partner of Deep Knowledge Ventures, who was a panellist at last week’s event.

But last week, when a Hong Kong venture fund ranked the safest places to be during the pandemic, Israel came out on top. Deep Knowledge Ventures, which made headlines in 2014 for appointing AI to its board, assessed countries based on 76 parameters.

"The countries that will be able to provide long-lasting protection for their citizens, and stay stable, they will to some extent automatically attract financial activity," Dmitry Kaminsky, DKV's founder and managing partner, told the Nikkei Asian Review.  

Dmitry Kaminskiy’s released a new book ‘Biomarkers of Human Longevity: Data Science for Accelerating Aging Research and R&D and The Critical Catalyst for Practical Human Longevity, Tangible Investment Decision Making and De-Risking’.

“Longevity Industry Landscape in Greater Manchester Q2 2021”, A new study by Aging Analytics Agency analyzed the longevity and healthy aging landscape in Greater Manchester.

The Investment Migration Programs Health Risk Assessment, had ranked 31 countries based on how they managed the global health and economic crisis triggered by Covid-19. The ranking has been published recently, by Deep Knowledge Analytics.

Five years from now we can expect to see a ‘new normal’ of small, technocratic nations that selectively promote citizenship to individuals, companies, and investors committed to advancing longevity-related technologies.

"The notion that health, rather than wealth, is the most valuable asset class, will see the ascendance of regions that promote both individual and institutional migration and relocation on the basis of prioritizing well-being, rather than capital," said Dmitry Kaminskiy.

Already recognised as the UK’s first age-friendly region by the World Health Organisation, MIDAS – Greater Manchester’s inward investment agency – has appointed a specialist company to characterise the region’s strengths to support a rapidly growing longevity industry.

Dmitry Kaminskiy was recently interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim on the podcast Futurized - thought leadership on the future.

As for the goal of living beyond 180, Kaminskiy thinks that in five years "we will be able to provide more tangible forecasting. There's not enough data yet." But he says with the information we have now, living to 123 "is absolutely realistic."

Dmitry Kaminskiy, co-founder of the Longevity Swiss Foundation and general partner at Deep Knowledge Ventures, said: “Switzerland has a long-standing reputation as a hub for both international policy and the financial industry.

Deep Knowledge Ventures, which has about 100 million euros under management, wanted a way to enforce a data-driven approach to investing, rather than relying on human intui­tion and personal interactions with founders.

位于香港的投资公司Deep Knowledge Ventures在2014年因为在董事会引入计算机算法而声名大振。该公司旗下管理的资产约为1亿欧元，希望找到一种方法来实施数据驱动型的投资策略，而不是依靠人类的直觉以及与创始人之间的关系。执行合伙人德米特里·卡明斯基（Dmitry Kaminskiy）

Yuval Noah Harari, the best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, wrote in the latter book about the case of an algorithm that was appointed to the boardroom of a venture capital firm.

Dmitry Kaminskiy’s new book ‘Longevity Politics: Longevity Technocracy, Modern Approaches to Policy, Governance & National Industrial Strategies, and Longevity as the New Political Priority of the 21st Century’ charts the rise of progressive Longevity MegaHubs and Technocracies.

Longevity bet was between Dmitry Kaminskiy, who works at the firm Deep Knowledge Ventures, and Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, who runs Insilico Medicine Inc. 

Deep Knowledge Ventures said that the AI would help make financial and business decisions, help lead its research into biotechnology and regenerative medicine, and would act as an "equal member of the board".