Saudi Arabia’s Big Bet on AI: Genius Move or Billion-Dollar Gamble?
Forget Silicon Valley: AI’s next big boom might come from Saudi Arabia, and you’re probably not ready for it.
Saudi Arabia isn’t the first place you’d think of as an AI hub. Yet, Jürgen Schmidhuber, famous for foundational AI tech behind Siri and Alexa, believes the kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 could drive global AI innovation.
Schmidhuber argues that expensive AI data centers today will soon shrink dramatically, making powerful AI widely accessible and ending big tech’s dominance. At KAUST, his team is building an “AI chemist” capable of automating chemical research.
Saudi Arabia’s AI investment reveals:
- Huge funding behind futuristic tech.
- Fast-growing startup opportunities, especially for women.
- A belief AI can trigger a new scientific golden age.
We’re at the crossroads of incredible opportunity and disruption. Will AI become a force for global fairness, or deepen divides? Can Saudi Arabia’s ambitious AI strategy truly democratize advanced technology, reshaping global leadership?
Read the full article on Rest of World.
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