PARIS — Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held a series of meetings with senior executives from leading global companies in artificial intelligence (AI), digital content and digital entertainment, gaming, and quantum computing during his visit to France. The meetings aimed to expand high-impact partnerships, facilitate knowledge transfer, develop national capabilities, and strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as a global hub for artificial intelligence, electronic gaming, and emerging and advanced technologies. Alswaha discussed with Ubisoft CEO and Co-Founder Yves Guillemot, Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki, Riot Games CEO Dylan Jadeja, and Electronic Arts Chairman and CEO Andrew Wilson the use of AI in developing the gaming, entertainment, and content industries, as well as developing Saudi talent and empowering developers and content creators in the Kingdom to build globally competitive experiences and intellectual properties. Alswaha discussed with Thales Group Chairman and CEO Patrice Caine the security of artificial intelligence applications, data protection, knowledge transfer, and the development of national capabilities in advanced technologies, building on the partnership between the group and the Kingdom spanning more than five decades. The minister visited the headquarters of Pasqal in Paris, where he toured its laboratories and reviewed its advanced quantum computing technologies, in the presence of CEO Dr. Wasiq Bokhari and Chairman of the Board of Pasqal Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal. He discussed expanding the presence of quantum computing technologies in the Kingdom, integrating them with artificial intelligence, and developing national capabilities and talent. In the field of advanced artificial intelligence, Alswaha discussed with Advanced Machine Intelligence Co-Founder Laurent Solly the future of the next generation of artificial intelligence models and their capabilities in understanding, prediction, and planning, as well as their applications in robotics, automation, and industry, in addition to enabling Saudi researchers and developers to build new applications and technologies. The visit builds on the Kingdom's efforts to forge effective international partnerships, attract high-quality technologies and investments, and empower national talent to lead opportunities created by the intelligent era, supporting the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
