In a strategic move reflecting Saudi Arabia's ambition for global AI leadership, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched the company Humain, with direct support from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which exceeds $940 billion in value.
The initiative aims to establish advanced digital infrastructure, including massive data centers and AI models focusing on the Arabic language, to serve users locally and regionally.
The announcement coincided with US President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh, which was accompanied by major economic summits, most notably the Saudi-US Investment Forum, attended by prominent figures such as Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Artificial intelligence topped the agenda of discussions, at a time when major American technology companies announced massive partnerships with Saudi Arabia.
Humain signed agreements with Nvidia to obtain hundreds of thousands of advanced AI chips, beginning with an initial batch of 18,000 Blackwell chips.
AMD also announced a $10 billion collaboration, including massive computing infrastructure with a capacity of 500 megawatts, while Qualcomm revealed a memorandum of understanding to develop a central processor for data centers.
On another note, a joint project with Aramco Digital will contribute to establishing the largest AI-specialized computing center globally.
Estimates predicted that the data center market in Saudi Arabia would rise from $1.33 billion in 2024 to approximately $3.9 billion by 2030, supported by these initiatives.
In this context, Humain CEO Tariq Amin highlighted the importance of providing integrated infrastructure, emphasizing that the project represents a huge step towards building a global AI platform from within the Kingdom.
Plans also include establishing AI manufacturing plants with a capacity reaching 500 megawatts, in collaboration with Nvidia, in addition to using processors and accelerators from AMD and Qualcomm to ensure diversity and flexibility in equipment.
From another perspective, Saudi DataVolt announced a $20 billion investment in data centers and energy infrastructure in the United States, while companies like Google, Oracle, Salesforce, and Uber participate in joint commitments worth $80 billion for developing advanced technologies in both countries.
All these steps come within Saudi Vision 2030, which places artificial intelligence at the core of economic transformation, reflecting a clear direction towards economic diversification and building a sustainable technological future.
