https://www.greenprophet.com/2020/12/saudi-women-take-to-the-skies
Grok:
Overview of AI in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is aggressively positioning itself as a global AI leader, transitioning from an oil-dependent economy to a tech powerhouse under Vision 2030. With massive investments exceeding $100 billion, the Kingdom is building sovereign AI infrastructure, fostering talent, and driving sector-wide adoption. By November 2025, AI is deeply integrated into government strategies, with 81% of Saudi companies deploying tailored AI solutions. This surge is fueled by the launch of HUMAIN, a state-backed AI giant, and partnerships with U.S. tech firms, aiming to make Saudi Arabia the world’s third-largest AI infrastructure provider behind the U.S. and China.
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Somehow this reminds me of tutoring students in the computer lab about 40 years ago. On of them was in his 50s working at that time in a lucrative profession as a plumber. He had plenty of work and money, but he was convinced that working as a computer technician was a field of the future and being a plumber was a field of the past.
He had no idea about any computer related subject. This would not have mattered except that he had very low aptitude for this subject. He was apparently able to screw or glue pipes and fixtures together well following a plan given to him by his employers and was well compensated for this but he was afraid this was a dead-end profession.
I have worked with plenty of Saudi people who were pretty bright and probably many can be taught to be good programmers or work with AI. But what innovative ideas have come from Saudi Arabia and do the people who come from there even understand what the potential of AI actually is?
I enjoy working with AI models and have a rudimentary knowledge of how to accomplish some “useful” tasks with them. And the “home lab” that I have set up. But the Saudis are just falling for the hype as everyone tends to.
The Saudis are quickly leaving their fundamentalism behind with the new Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
It reminds me of the way China left communism behind and adopted capitalism after the death of Mao and the coming to power of Deng Xiaoping.
I think they’ll do quite well. They could even join forces with Israel against more fundamentalist Iran.
https://www.greenprophet.com/2020/12/saudi-women-take-to-the-skies
Every time I fill my tank I feel like I am doing my part to make Muslim sand people wealthy beyond imagination. MAGA was supposed to start making America energy wealthy and independent.
NEOM is the biggest boondoggle imaginable - a total waste of billions that cannot work and is unworkable
Saudi Arabia Just Cancelled Neom’s The Line - Inside the $8.8T Autopsy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOG4qCx0peA
AI and Saudi muslims, a poor combination.
Finally, some 7th century AI. It’s long overdue.
AI is neither artificial nor intelligent