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Saudi Arabia joins ‘accelerating’ tier in physical AI, AWS report finds

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Arab News · Saudi Arabia · Middle East

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has joined the global “accelerating” tier in physical artificial intelligence, according to the recently released AWS Global Startup Trends Report. The report, which assessed 4,420 startups across 20 countries, found that 13 percent of Saudi tech startups are actively building physical AI solutions, placing it in the same category as countries such as France, Singapore and Canada. Despite this progress, the report identified market readiness as a key hurdle. Only 26 percent

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