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Saudi Arabia Doubles Down on AI Ambitions; Declares 2026 as the Year of AI
The country ranked 14th in the 2025 Global AI Index, while leading the Arab world in AI model development.
The country ranked 14th in the 2025 Global AI Index, while leading the Arab world in AI model development.
Advanced Machine Intelligence aims to build AI that can reason about the physical world rather than just generate text.
The move comes weeks after the Department of Defense relentlessly chased the AI startup to accept its conditions to loosen certain safeguards governing the military use of its large language models.
Wood feels that improvements to AI tools can lead to an uptick in productivity, allowing companies to do more with fewer employees.
The recent geopolitical escalation has prompted several to keep a watchful eye on future plans in the region or reconsider their ongoing plans.