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MAYS IBRAHIM (ABU DHABI)
Inception, a subsidiary of G42, has launched InceptionClaw, a fully UAE-made AI “super assistant” designed to turn enterprise data into automated workflows and executive insights.
The new platform, unveiled on Tuesday at Make it in the Emirates 2026, comes as part of the UAE’s broader push to build and deploy homegrown artificial intelligence technologies across critical sectors.
Beyond generating information, InceptionClaw is positioned as an enterprise-grade AI assistant capable of executing tasks across workplace systems, including email, project management tools, and internal databases.
Unlike conventional AI assistants that primarily respond to prompts, it continuously monitors connected enterprise tools; surfaces insights proactively; and can automate workflows, generate reports, draft communications, and update dashboards.
The product is built on Inception’s Catalyst platform and powered by Compass GPT-5.x models operating under what the company describes as UAE sovereign controls, with all data remaining within UAE jurisdiction.
“Typical AI assistants present information back and then force the user to perform an action,” Chandan Rajah, Senior Vice President for Technology at Inception, told Aletihad in an interview.
“What InceptionClaw has demonstrated is the ability to take information and convert that into action in a seamless sort of way,” he said. “We’ve wrapped it in a solution that’s sovereign by design, trusted and proven.”
The launch comes amid growing global concerns around AI governance, data residency and the use of foreign-hosted AI systems in sensitive sectors.
Inception is targeting ministries, regulated industries and enterprises that require strict control over how and where their data is processed.
Rajah said sovereignty had become increasingly important as AI systems gain deeper access to organisational data and workflows.
“Data exfiltration is a big challenge today,” he said.
The company said the platform includes multiple layers of security and oversight, including code-reviewed AI “skills”, audit trails, identity and access controls, and a monitoring system called Catalyst Command Centre that allows organisations to track what actions the AI system is performing.
According to Rajah, the platform was developed entirely in the UAE, although it incorporates some open-source components.
“This product is fully homegrown,” he said. “All the way from the model inference running within G42 infrastructure in Core42 to everything else that you see.”
The system can integrate with Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and Monday.com, among other enterprise tools.
Inception said the assistant can also generate multi-speaker audio briefings from written reports, allowing executives to consume updates while commuting or between meetings.
Potential use cases range from automated document analysis and project tracking to procurement workflows and financial research.
Rajah said the company is also developing additional applied AI products for sectors such as finance, procurement and human resources.
“One of the things we are doing from a G42 standpoint is hiring agents to be part of the workforce,” he said. “We are an applied AI company focused on building products in the UAE and making them available globally.”
InceptionClaw is currently being rolled out internally across the G42 ecosystem, with early access applications opening for enterprise and government customers.
Earlier this year, Abu Dhabi-based G42 announced that it aims to create and deploy 1 billion AI agents by the end of 2026 to boost the UAE's GDP, acting as an “agent factory” for specialised roles.
