Saudi Arabia joins the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
- Saudi Arabia officially joined GPAI, a multilateral AI governance initiative hosted by the OECD during the India AI Impact Summit.
- SDAIA (Saudi Data and AI Authority) led the membership; Saudi is reported as the first Arab country to join GPAI.
- Membership strengthens Saudi access to international AI policy forums, research projects, and multilateral governance working groups.
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · 2026-02-21
Global call for 'safe, trustworthy, and strong' AI at India AI Impact Summit
- The India AI Impact Summit concluded with a multilateral declaration backed by approximately 86 countries calling for safe and trustworthy AI.
- Declaration includes principles on human-centric AI, international cooperation, and research transparency.
- Saudi statements at the summit emphasized aligning the declaration with Saudi digital human-capacity building and governance efforts.
Asharq Al-Awsat / الشرق الأوسط reporting · unknown