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World Bank Ranks Saudi Arabia Among Global Top Ten for Private Artificial Intelligence Investment

The World Bank’s World Development Report, “The Promise of Artificial Intelligence,” places Saudi Arabia among the world’s top ten countries for private AI investment, highlighting the Kingdom’s expanding digital infrastructure, computing capacity and efforts to attract technology talent.

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