AI tool usage in Saudi Arabia rises to 45 percent, academic says
AI adoption in Saudi Arabia has reached 45 percent, with high internet speeds and data usage placing the Kingdom among the G20's top five countries.
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AIAbdulrahman Al-Mutraf, professor of information and communications technology, said that the use of artificial intelligence tools in Saudi Arabia has risen to 45 percent.
Speaking in a radio interview with Al-Ikhbariya, Al-Mutraf added that the average mobile internet speed in the Kingdom is 216 megabits per second, placing Saudi Arabia among the top five G20 countries globally.
He also noted that 61 percent of internet users in the Kingdom spend seven hours online daily, while the average monthly mobile data consumption has reached 53 gigabytes per user—three times the global average.
Al-Mutraf further stated that the growth in Saudi domain names (.sa) reflects the expansion of the national economy and businesses, highlighting that the Kingdom has a world-class digital infrastructure. The current focus, he said, is on transforming this network into a platform for knowledge production and innovation.
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