Riyadh’s King Saud University (KSU) has signed a strategic partnership agreement to launch a joint AI Innovation Centre serving as a platform for AI use cases and research applications across multiple sectors and talent development in Saudi Arabia.
In parallel, partner SenseTime MEA is also building a GPU cluster to provide the computing capacity to support the AI Innovation Centre, alongside clients and other stakeholders to scale initiatives in smart cities, environmental monitoring, logistics, energy, space science, and more.
AI-assisted teaching
The deployment with KSU will primarily focus on teaching, learning, research, and talent development, bringing intelligent course design, AI-assisted teaching, and post-class analytics into day-to-day instruction while connecting students and researchers to live projects aligned to sector needs.
As an AI-native provider in the kingdom since 2022, SenseTime has expanded solutions that include smart cities, buildings, destinations, digital experiences, environment and sustainability.
The company reports it also contributed to a pioneering project using AI to monitor the Red Sea ecosystem, helping protect coral reefs and wildlife.
Read more: smartcitiesworld.net
