Saudi Arabia on Wednesday launched a National Strategy for Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and will announce several AI-related partnerships, Reuters reports, citing Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, the head of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA).
Saudi Arabia wants to establish itself as a global center for data and AI. The comments were made at the opening of Saudi Arabia’s Global AI Summit, which runs from October 21-22.
The press conference at today’s Global AI Summit in Riyadh.
“A new reality today is reshaping our world, and we have to adapt to it at all levels,” Alghamdi said.
Alghamdi’s opening remarks were followed by a series of sessions and workshops on four main topics: Shaping the New Normal, AI and Governments, Governing AI and the Future of AI.
The summit’s attendees are working to establish “specific recommendations for effective national artificial intelligence strategies in the post-Covid era, building on existing frameworks developed by the kingdom as well as important new insights, innovations and investment trends,” Trade Arabia reports.
The Summit is held under the patronage of Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman and under “AI for the Good of Humanity” theme.
The Global AI Summit coincides with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s presidency of the G20 meetings.
