{"id":60277,"date":"2026-01-23T06:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=60277"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:39:33","slug":"saudi-ai-strategy-davos-2026-khalid-al-falih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/saudi-ai-strategy-davos-2026-khalid-al-falih\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Investment Minister at Davos: &#8220;We Are Not Starting from Scratch in AI&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAVOS, Switzerland<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 During a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, delivered a firm rebuttal to suggestions that the Kingdom is a latecomer to the global Artificial Intelligence race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to a moderator\u2019s question on whether Saudi Arabia was deploying AI &#8220;almost from scratch,&#8221; Al-Falih highlighted that the Kingdom\u2019s digital transformation has been a core pillar of&nbsp;<strong>Vision 2030<\/strong>&nbsp;since its inception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Tech-Native Population<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Falih pointed to Saudi Arabia\u2019s unique demographic advantage as a catalyst for rapid AI adoption.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;I would disagree with coming from scratch,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Al-Falih stated.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;You\u2019d be surprised how tech-savvy and tech-native the Saudi population is. 70% of the Saudi population are below the age of 35, and the majority of them are as comfortable with digital technologies as any other country in the world&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic Infrastructure and Governance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister detailed the institutional framework that has been in place for years, including the\u00a0<strong>Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA)<\/strong>, which regulates and sets ethical guidelines. He noted that the Kingdom\u2019s open data policy was launched as early as 2018, long before the current generative AI boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When Vision 2030 was launched&#8230; we identified technology as the key enabler, AI included,&#8221; Al-Falih explained. This strategy involved building sovereign data centers and developing &#8220;Alam,&#8221; a leading Arabic Large Language Model (LLM) .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Real-World AI Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister provided concrete examples of how AI is already diversifying the Saudi economy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Healthcare:<\/strong>\u00a0AI applications have reduced the time to diagnose diabetic eye disease by\u00a0<strong>80%<\/strong>, saving thousands of clinical physician hours .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Energy:<\/strong>\u00a0ACWA Power utilizes AI-driven cameras to protect wildlife at wind farms and has reduced chemical use in water desalination by\u00a0<strong>30%<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sovereign AI and Cultural Values<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closing his remarks on governance, Al-Falih emphasized the need for &#8220;sovereign models&#8221; to prevent data bias. 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