Pakistan, June 7 -- Pakistan's artificial intelligence sector has suddenly grown legs. A Gul Ahmed-linked venture has announced a $230 million Huawei-backed plan to build what is being billed as the country's largest Tier III data centre. Meanwhile, the prime minister has ordered an AI-driven tax pilot in Islamabad to detect hidden assets and underreported income. Elsewhere in Punjab, budget discussions hint at development priorities now including artificial intelligence, broadband expansion and cloud infrastructure.

However, perhaps to give a sobering reality check, police arrested a man in Bahawalnagar for allegedly uploading an AI-generated obscene video of a female TikToker. The same technology that promises to improve tax collection...