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Saudi Arabia: Arab World AI Leadership

Vision 2030 meets AI — building the Arab world's AI future

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SARI Score
SAR 690B
Investment
400M+
Arab Speakers
28x
Projected ROI

Vision 2030 AI Strategy

Transforming oil wealth into AI leadership for the Arab world

⚠️ The Challenge

  • Economic diversification imperative
  • UAE competition for AI leadership
  • Arabic language AI underserved
  • Talent attraction from Western markets
  • Balancing innovation with Islamic values

✅ The Solution

  • ArabiaGPT — Sovereign Arabic foundation model
  • NEOM AI City — Dedicated AI innovation hub
  • National Data Authority for AI governance
  • 100,000 AI professionals by 2035
  • Regional AI export strategy

ArabiaGPT

The world's most advanced Arabic AI — serving 400M+ Arabic speakers globally

SAR 75B

Dedicated investment in foundation model development

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NEOM AI City

Dedicated AI innovation zone in the $500B megacity

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AI University

World-class AI research institution in Riyadh

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Arab AI Leadership

Becoming the AI hub for 400M Arabic speakers

Investment Program

SAR 690 Billion — the largest sovereign AI investment in the Middle East

🖥️ Infrastructure

  • 150,000 GPUs by 2035
  • 5 hyperscale data centers
  • NEOM AI backbone
  • Sovereign cloud platform

🎯 Outcomes

  • Arab AI market leadership
  • 100,000 AI jobs created
  • SAR 2.5T economic impact
  • Vision 2030 AI pillar achieved

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