SDAIA announces UNESCO Category 2 status for ICAIRE at Global AI Summit
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In brief
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced on 11 September 2024 at the Global AI Summit that the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) had been classified as a UNESCO Category 2 center, through a tripartite agreement between the Kingdom, UNESCO and ICAIRE.
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced on 11 September 2024 at the Global AI Summit that the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) had been classified as a UNESCO Category 2 center, through a tripartite agreement between the Kingdom, UNESCO and ICAIRE. The release said the status underscores Saudi Arabia's role in international and regional cooperation on AI policy, ethics and research.
ICAIRE has since supported research, ethics awareness, policy coordination and capacity building, and Riyadh hosted the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI in September 2026.
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- 1Announcement of ICAIRE's Classification as a UNESCO Category 2 Center at the Global AI Summit Kyodo News PR Wire · 11 Sept 2024
- 2Riyadh to host 4th global forum on AI ethics Arab News
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Cicada Desk. "SDAIA announces UNESCO Category 2 status for ICAIRE at Global AI Summit". Cicada, 11 September 2024. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024
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