Saudi Arabia Targets Top-Five AI Training Hub

At the Davos Forum, Minister Abdullah Al-Swaha said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will soon announce three strategies, including positioning Saudi Arabia among the world’s top five AI training hubs. He noted the digital economy grew from SAR75 billion to SAR135 billion in under nine years and the tech workforce now matches the fifth-largest in Europe. Al-Swaha said the sovereign endowment allocated one-third of funds to AI safety and plans an AI engineering hub.