Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment?

On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI.

From one of the smartest people in business and tech, this is an episode for both the novice and the pro, about what we should make of the recent technological breakthroughs, and what we’re yet to find out.

Tarek is Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures,one of Egypt’s leading venture capital firms.

Algebra turned 10 in May 2026. So we also discuss the journey of backing Egyptian founders through three devaluations, a pandemic, the end of free money, and the hyper AI moment we're all living through.

Tarek is the first guest we’ve invited on Making It twice. You can listen to the previous episode here. 

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Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment?
On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI.
From one of the smartest people in business and tech, this is an episode for both the novice and the pro, about what we should make of the recent technological breakthroughs, and what we&rsquo;re yet to find out.
Tarek is Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, one of Egypt&rsquo;s leading venture capital firms.
Algebra turned 10 in May 2026. So we also discuss the journey of backing Egyptian founders through three devaluations, a pandemic, the end of free money, and the hyper AI moment we're all living through.
Tarek is the first guest we&rsquo;ve invited on Making It twice. You can listen to the previous episode <a href="https://enterpriseam.com/egypt/podcast/investing-in-digital-disruption-how-algebra-ventures-became-synonymous-with-tech-startups/">here</a>.&nbsp;
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Six days a week, we help top executives make sense of the Arab world&rsquo;s companies and economies &mdash; and every Thursday, our editor-in-chief, Patrick, talks shop with the people who run them.&nbsp;
Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what&rsquo;s next.&nbsp;
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 Past the doom and gloom, what the heck is actually going on with AI at the moment? On this episode of Making It, Tarek Assaad joins Patrick to decode the latest in AI. 