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Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for the Public

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 individuals, organisations and developers using generative AI in Saudi Arabia. It identifies key harms — misinformation, deepfakes, privacy intrusion, biased output and cybersecurity risk — and recommends disclosure of synthetic content, provenance metadata, human-in-the-loop controls and data governance. It is not addressed to legal practice.

Applies to
all, litigants, providers
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/GenerativeAIPublicEN.pdf

What the document requires

  • Recommends disclosure of synthetic content and use of provenance metadata.
  • Recommends human-in-the-loop controls and verification of generative output.
  • Identifies misinformation, deepfakes, privacy intrusion, bias and cybersecurity as the principal risks.

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

Cite this record

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

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