PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Latifa Al-Abdulkarim

Also known as لطيفة العبد الكريم, Latifa Mohammed Al-Abdulkarim, Latifa bint Mohammed Al-Abdulkarim

Latifa Al-Abdulkarim is a Saudi computer scientist who has worked on AI in law and AI ethics. Her ANGELIC method, published with Katie Atkinson and Trevor Bench-Capon in 2016, analyzed legal cases to predict US Supreme Court opinions. In 2017 she completed a PhD on AI in law at the University of Liverpool, and from 2018 to 2019 she worked as an AI consultant at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. At King Saud University she is an assistant professor, and she sits on the Shura Council and the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI. Her AI ethics work also includes a place in UNESCO's expert group on AI ethics, and in 2020 she was named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

Now at
Shura Council of Saudi Arabia, United Nations and King Saud University
Works
19
Citations
229
h-index
9

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2013

    A doctoral consortium prize

    She wins the Best Doctoral Consortium Student prize at JURIX 2013 as a PhD student in the Agents Group.

  2. 2016

    The ANGELIC legal method

    In 2016 she, Katie Atkinson and Trevor Bench-Capon publish ANGELIC, a method that analyzes legal cases to predict US Supreme Court opinions.

  3. 2017

    A PhD on AI in law

    She completes a PhD in computer science on AI in law at the University of Liverpool in 2017.

  4. 2018–2019

    An AI consultant for the ministry

    From 2018 to 2019 she works as an AI consultant at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

  5. 2020

    UNESCO and 100 Brilliant Women

    She joins UNESCO's expert group on AI ethics in 2020. She is selected as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics in 2020.

  6. October 2020

    A seat on the Shura Council

    She is appointed a member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council in October 2020, and she serves on its Transport, Communications and Information Technology Committee.

  7. 2023

    A UN advisory body on AI

    She is named a member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, which launches in 2023.

  8. As of October 2026

    Shura Council and UN advisory role

    She is an assistant professor at King Saud University. She also sits on Saudi Arabia's Shura Council and the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI.

Sources and credits

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  1. University of Liverpool - Computer Science www2.csc.liv.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Latifa Al-Abdulkarim - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Latifa Mohammed al-Abdulkarim - Saudipedia saudipedia.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. UN Secretary-General launches AI Advisory Body on risks, opportunities, and international governance of artificial intelligence | United Nations in India india.un.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Arab News | Saudi Arabia joins global AI governance dialogue arabnews.com. Checked 14 October 2026.