Riyadh hosts Global AI Week with the fourth GAIN Summit and UNESCO ethics forum
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In brief
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) scheduled the fourth Global AI Summit (GAIN) for 15-17 September 2026, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center under the patronage of the Crown Prince.
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) scheduled the fourth Global AI Summit (GAIN) for 15-17 September 2026, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center under the patronage of the Crown Prince. The summit was part of Saudi Arabia's Global AI Week, alongside the 4th UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (14-17 September).
ICAIRE's forum site reports that the UNESCO forum concluded with about 60 ministers and heads of delegation, 200 speakers and more than 10,000 visitors, and that SDAIA honored more than 20 companies with responsible-AI badges and launched four professional certifications on 17-18 September.
Sources
This report is compiled from the sources below. Cicada links to every source we rely on.
- 14th Global Forum on the Ethics of AI: news ICAIRE (UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI) · 18 Sept 2026
- 2SDAIA to Host Fourth Global AI Summit in September 2026 under Royal Patronage Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
- 3Saudi Arabia's AI authority announces details of 2026 GAIN summit Arab News
- 4GAIN Summit Showcases Fourth Edition Strategy in Riyadh at MWC Barcelona 2026 Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
- 5Riyadh to host 4th global forum on AI ethics Arab News
Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.
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Cicada Desk. "Riyadh hosts Global AI Week with the fourth GAIN Summit and UNESCO ethics forum". Cicada, 15 September 2026. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh
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