Saudi Arabia Selected as Member of UN AI Advisory Body

The United Nations headquarters is seen during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, in New York, US, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
The United Nations headquarters is seen during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, in New York, US, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia Selected as Member of UN AI Advisory Body

The United Nations headquarters is seen during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, in New York, US, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
The United Nations headquarters is seen during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, in New York, US, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the selection of Saudi Arabia to the UN Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which consists of 39 members representing government and private and civil-society organizations and the academic community from around the world.

Shura Council member Dr. Latifa bint Mohammad Al-Abdulkareem will represent the Kingdom at the UN AI Advisory Body.

The secretary-general said in a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York that the members of the High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence come from various backgrounds in terms of gender, geography, and age, bringing wide range of perspectives to the task.

The Kingdom hosted a consultative meeting during the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) in 2022, on the establishment of the UN Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

The proposal to establish the body was made in 2020 as an initiative of the UN chief and part of the digital cooperation roadmap to conduct analysis and provide recommendations on international governance of AI.



Saudi Chief of Staff Chairs Saudi-Turkish Military Committee Meeting

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Chief of Staff Chairs Saudi-Turkish Military Committee Meeting

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)

The Saudi-Turkish Joint Military Committee held its sixth meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday.

The meeting was chaired by Saudi Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Turkish Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak.

The officials discussed ways to boost cooperation and coordination between their countries in the defense and military sectors, as well as several other issues of common concern.

The meeting was attended by several high-ranking officers from the Saudi and Turkish armed forces.

Al-Ruwaili also held a meeting with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler for talks on bilateral relations and areas of defense cooperation.