RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The second-ever Global AI Summit concluded immediately, affirming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s recognition of, and funding in, the rising significance of synthetic intelligence (AI). The three-day world occasion gathered distinguished leaders and consultants in AI to debate alternatives and limitations posed by the know-how. Hosted by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the Summit attracted greater than 15,000 members, and 200+ audio system from over 90 nations.
“We are witnessing the exponential growth of AI and its potential benefits for society today and tomorrow,” mentioned H.E. Dr. Esam Alwagait, Director of the National Information Center in Saudi Arabia, mentioned 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 educational consultants spoke at the Summit, together with 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 additionally spurred extra quick motion. On opening day, member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization finalized and signed the Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration, outlining their long-term imaginative and prescient for harnessing AI to profit individuals, communities, nations, and the world as a complete. The subsequent day, Saudi Arabia introduced it could be part of the World Bank’s Digital Development Partnership, which helps deliver AI applied sciences to growing nations.
Today, the Summit concluded by launching a brand new joint initiative between SDAIA and Google Cloud geared toward empowering girls to occupy roles in AI and machine studying. The program will present free coaching to 25,000 girls over the course of 5 years with the purpose of growing the proportion of girls working in the area.
In complete, greater than 40 partnerships and memorandum of understanding have been signed at the Summit. These partnerships, along with the conclusion of the Summit, mark the Kingdom’s regular progress in direction of its Vision 2030 purpose.
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