Saudi Arabia ranks first globally in AI competition

The Kingdom won the most medals at the World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth, which was held from Dec. 2 to Dec. 3 at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

The results were announced on Wednesday, according to WAICY on X.

The Kingdom won 11 medals, the US won 10 medals, India and Greece were awarded two medals each and Canada and Singapore won one medal each.

More than 18,000 students from 40 countries participated in the event in the Kingdom, organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority in collaboration with KAUST.

Students from general education levels — elementary, middle and high school levels — from the Misk, Dhahran, Madac, KAUST, Aramco, AlUla and NEOM schools represented the Kingdom in the competition’s three tracks: AI showcase, AI-generated art and AI large language model.

SDAIA and KAUST received the global outstanding organization award for their efforts and commitment to developing AI education.

This is one of the world’s largest competitions, and SDAIA took the lead in adopting it to advance young Saudi citizens and provide them with the experiences to comprehend AI technology, understand its importance and recognize its impact on various aspects of life, while encouraging them to participate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.