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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022, /PRNewswire=KYODO  JBN/ --

The second-ever Global AI Summit [ https://globalaisummit.org/ ] concluded

today, affirming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's recognition of, and investment

in, the rising importance of artificial intelligence (AI). The three-day global

event gathered prominent leaders and experts in AI to discuss opportunities and

limitations posed by the technology. Hosted by the Saudi Data and Artificial

Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the Summit attracted more than 15,000

participants, and 200+ speakers from over 90 countries.

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"We are witnessing the exponential growth of AI and its potential benefits for

society today and tomorrow," said H.E. Dr. Esam Alwagait, Director of the

National Information Center in Saudi Arabia, said in the closing remarks.

"Together, we can build a pioneering model that unlocks the value of data and

AI that will propel knowledge-based economies, solve challenges and provide a

brighter future for generations."

Highly esteemed business leaders and academic experts spoke at the Summit,

including Amin Nasser, CEO of Aramco, Dr. Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist

of Microsoft Research, Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Kitty Hawk, and Dr. Jürgen

Schmidhuber, Director of AI Initiative at KAUST.

While the Summit showcased the potential of AI, it also spurred more immediate

action. On opening day, member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization

finalized and signed the Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration, outlining their

long-term vision for harnessing AI to benefit people, communities, nations, and

the world as a whole. The next day, Saudi Arabia announced it would join the

World Bank's Digital Development Partnership, which helps bring AI technologies

to developing countries.

Today, the Summit concluded by launching a new joint initiative between SDAIA

and Google Cloud aimed at empowering women to occupy roles in AI and machine

learning. The program will provide free training to 25,000 women over the

course of five years with the goal of increasing the proportion of women

working in the field.

In total, more than 40 partnerships and memorandum of understanding were signed

at the Summit. These partnerships, together with the conclusion of the Summit,

mark the Kingdom's steady progress towards its Vision 2030 [

https://www.vision2030.gov.sa/ ] goal.

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SOURCE: SDAIA