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The Annual AI Governance Report 2025: Steering the Future of AI

Singapore believes that AI must serve humanity, and achieving shared prosperity and sustainable
development requires a united, responsible approach to its powerful capabilities.

3.8 Saudi Arabia

To combat the compute divide, the data divide, and the algorithmic divide, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia has leveraged its resources, including a partnership with Aramco, to deliver an
inference node serving 70% of Asia, Europe, and Africa at low cost, addressing the compute
divide. For the algorithmic divide, Saudi Arabia has developed ALLAM, the most powerful
Arabic Large Language Model, and are leading efforts to combat hallucination and biases.
To tackle the data divide and ensure inclusivity, a public consultation for a global AI Hub law
has been launched, aiming to provide a safe harbor for innovators worldwide to leverage the
region's compute, algorithmic, and data power.

Saudi Arabia can also celebrate past successes, such as 36% women's empowerment in tech
in their region, and recognizing key female leaders in digital cooperation and AI dialogue.
Resources have been committed, including King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), for AI safety research.

Quote:
• “We managed to celebrate the highest women empowerment percentage in
tech and digital, 36%, surpassing the Silicon Valley average.” (H.E. Abdullah Amer
Alswaha, Minister, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Saudi
Arabia)

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