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Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for Government

Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority

last revised 2024-01-11last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Non-binding SDAIA guidance for Saudi government entities and employees on adopting and overseeing generative AI. It sets principles, risk classifications, data-handling rules and role definitions with a compliance checklist aligned to the Personal Data Protection Law, cybersecurity rules and the AI Ethics Principles. It reaches the Ministry of Justice and the courts as government bodies.

Applies to
court-staff, all
Effective
See version history
Current version
First issue · 11 Jan 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
sdaia.gov.sa/en/SDAIA/about/Files/GenAIGuidelinesForGovernmentENCompre…

What the document requires

  • Requires transparency, accountability, privacy protection, human oversight and risk management in government generative-AI use.
  • Sets risk classifications and role definitions for government users of generative AI.
  • Includes a compliance checklist aligned with the PDPL, national cybersecurity controls and the AI Ethics Principles.
  • Non-binding but treated as the authoritative baseline for Saudi public-sector AI adoption.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
First issuecurrent2024-01-11Issued January 2024; a 2025 edition is published at the same URL. The PDF was not read in full, so this record is unverified.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for Government" (Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, First issue, 2024-01-11), safelegalai.com/regulation/gulf/sa-sdaia-generative-ai-guidelines-government (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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