The Kingdom is a trusted partner for the international community in bridging AI gaps.

Engineer Abdullah Al-Swaha delivering his speech (SPA)

His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Engineer Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha, affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Highness the Crown Prince - may God protect them - is steadfast in cementing its role as a trusted partner for the international community in bridging AI gaps, and enabling countries and societies to have equitable access to its capabilities, serving humanity, protecting the planet, and opening new horizons for prosperity.

This came during his address at the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, attended by the President of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence 'SDAIA', Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi, the Governor of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission, Engineer Haitham bin Abdulrahman Al-Ohali, the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Majed bin Khathila, as well as government leaders, policymakers, international organizations, the private sector, academia, and civil society, to discuss the future of AI governance and enhance international cooperation in building safe, reliable, and inclusive models.

His Excellency pointed out that the concentration of advanced capabilities, AI data centers, and supermodels in a limited number of countries imposes a shared international responsibility to ensure that the majority of the world's countries are not left out of the AI revolution, emphasizing that the Kingdom is working to connect the West with the East, and the North with the South, through its strategic location, the reliability of its digital infrastructure, and its global leadership in energy.

His Excellency explained that the Kingdom, as the center of the Arab and Islamic world, is committed to developing technical enablers and language models that serve a large segment of the world's population, and contribute to enhancing linguistic and cultural inclusivity in AI applications, ensuring that this technology is more equitable and representative of different peoples and communities.

His Excellency drew attention to the Kingdom's pride in its foundational partnership with the United Nations in AI initiatives, and its role in founding the Digital Cooperation Organization, contributing to enabling more than one billion people to access the best AI capabilities.