“A recent estimate from the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) projects that AI will contribute 12% of the kingdom’s GDP by 2030, with the sector expected to grow at an astonishing 29% a year. PWC expects that AI could contribute $320 billion to the Middle East by 2030, about 2% of the total global benefits.” Faisal Abbas, The shifting foundations of Gulf-US ties [Semafor]