# AI Ethics Principles

- **Jurisdiction:** Saudi Arabia (SA)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** — · **Effective:** —
- **Obligations:** Risk classification, Bias and non-discrimination, Transparency to users, Human oversight, Data governance
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
National principles and controls for responsible AI applying to public, private and non-profit entities developing or using AI in Saudi Arabia, covering fairness, privacy and security, humanity, social and environmental benefit, reliability and safety, transparency and explainability, and accountability, with risk-based controls across the AI lifecycle.

## Why it matters
The baseline SDAIA expects organisations to follow; no AI statute exists in Saudi Arabia.

## Source
[SDAIA](https://sdaia.gov.sa/en/SDAIA/about/Documents/ai-principles.pdf) · [secondary](https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/data-technology/saudi-arabia-saudi-data-and-artificial-intelligence-authority-reveals-ai-ethics-principles-20)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Some details could not be confirmed from a primary source. Version 2.0 reported Sept/Oct 2023 (Baker McKenzie / GCC BDI); applies to public, private and non-profit AI stakeholders; risk tiers with unacceptable-risk systems prohibited. SDAIA PDF blocks automated access; adopted date left null.

## Cite
AI Ethics Principles. Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/sa-sdaia-ai-ethics-principles/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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