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title: "Riyadh hosts Global AI Week with the fourth GAIN Summit and UNESCO ethics forum"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh"
language: "en"
event_date: "2026-09-15"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Events"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
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# Riyadh hosts Global AI Week with the fourth GAIN Summit and UNESCO ethics forum

- Event date: 15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
- Topic: Events
- In this story: SDAIA, Global AI Summit, UNESCO
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh

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

1. [4th Global Forum on the Ethics of AI: news](https://gfeai.icaire.org/en/news) — ICAIRE (UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI), 2026-09-18
2. [SDAIA to Host Fourth Global AI Summit in September 2026 under Royal Patronage](https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2442987) — Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
3. [Saudi Arabia's AI authority announces details of 2026 GAIN summit](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622473/amp) — Arab News
4. [GAIN Summit Showcases Fourth Edition Strategy in Riyadh at MWC Barcelona 2026](https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2527043) — Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
5. [Riyadh to host 4th global forum on AI ethics](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654642/saudi-arabia) — Arab News

Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.

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