As with most emerging and/or enabling technologies that do not have a specific dedicated legal framework, we often find that exploring existing laws need to be interpreted in view of the current technological realties to find relevance and legal recourse. AI is a perfect example of this issue, in addition to other issues such as Web3, metaverse and, until recently, virtual assets/crypto (prior to the UAE financial regulators issuing specific regulations and guidance, as well as the establishment of the world's first dedicated virtual asset regulator in Dubai — the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA)).