Saudi Deal With Huawei for Arabic-Specific AI Risks U.S. Ire
- Saudi Arabia also announces MoUs with Alibaba Cloud and IBM
- Agreement with Huawei to focus on Arabic-language recognition
Saudi Arabia and Huawei would develop “state of the art products that will support humanity.”
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Saudi Arabia said it would partner with Huawei Technologies Co. to develop Arabic-language recognition in artificial intelligence and train Saudi experts in the field, potentially putting the kingdom at odds with the U.S., a key partner that’s pushing its allies to avoid the Chinese company.
Majid Altuwaijri, chief executive of the National Center for Artificial Intelligence, said that the project had already started working on artificial intelligence technology specialized in the Arabic language, both spoken and written.