SDAIA launches 'One Million Saudis in AI' (SAMAI) program
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In brief
In September 2024, at the third Global AI Summit, Education Minister Yousef Al-Benyan and SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi launched the One Million Saudis in AI initiative, known as SAMAI, with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
In September 2024, at the third Global AI Summit, Education Minister Yousef Al-Benyan and SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi launched the One Million Saudis in AI initiative, known as SAMAI, with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. It aimed to teach one million Saudis how AI works, its uses and its ethics, through a platform developed with major technology companies.
SAMAI was billed as the largest initiative of its kind in the Kingdom and reached its target in November 2025.
Key figures
- 1,000,000peopletraining target
Sources
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- 1One Million Saudi in Artificial Intelligence OECD.AI Policy Navigator
- 2Landmark SAMAI initiative trains over one million Saudis in AI Middle East AI News · 9 Nov 2025
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Cicada Desk. "SDAIA launches 'One Million Saudis in AI' (SAMAI) program". Cicada, September 2024. https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024
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