{
  "id": 19490217,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia ranks third globally in AI talent growth: SDAIA report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/saudi-arabia-ranks-third-globally-in-ai-talent-growth-sdaia-report",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:52:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/bhyi5h5rr"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has released a report titled \"The State of Artificial Intelligence in the Kingdom,\" highlighting Saudi Arabia's strong global leadership in AI talent growth, infrastructure, and innovation. According to the study, Saudi Arabia ranks third globally in the growth rate of AI talent based on the Stanford Index for 2026 and first in the Arab region for developing leading AI models in 2025. The Kingdom also secured first place globally after winning 26 awards at the 2025 Global Youth AI Competition and joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) in 2026. The report emphasizes the significant advancements in data centers, with capacity increasing by 115.8% between 2023 and 2025, and the Shaheen 3 supercomputer leading the GCC in the TOP500 list for 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia signs $667m AI infrastructure financing deals to support 1GW data centre capacity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/saudi-arabia-signs-667m-ai-infrastructure-financing-deals-to-support",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:38:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}