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Anthony Butler

Anthony is a currently Chief Architect for a Saudi government entity focused on establishing the Kingdom's leadership in AI globally. He previously held senior roles with Saudi Central Bank and IBM.

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Power laws, population, and prosperity

This week, I was discussing the plans announced by the Saudi government last year to double the population of Riyadh by 2030.  I mentioned, much to the apparent surprise of some of the audience, that doubling the population of the city could help make the city a much greener and

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On identifying talent

There are few decisions that can have as great a positive – or negative – impact on a company or a team than hiring decisions: talent allocation is, after all, the fuel behind economic growth.  As such, being able to interview well is a super-power; part art, part science but a fundamentally

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Enabling uncollateralised finance in the metaverse

In finance today, there are essentially two types of lending: secured and unsecured. Secured lending is where, in return for lending you some amount, I take as collateral something that is worth the same or more as what I lent.  If someone doesn't pay, then I can sell the asset

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The pseudonymous economy and the metaverse

If more work and life moves into so-called metaverse, there is an opportunity reimagine notions of identity in a way that could address a number of systemic challenges we face today, particularly with respect to privacy and reputation. Today, much of our internet activity is carried out under our real

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Saudi skills development as a source of economic growth

One of the topics that I have been discussing extensively with both the public and private sector since I decided to move to Saudi Arabia is the topic of building skills for the future and the how we can create "new knowledge" here; particularly around emerging technologies such as quantum,