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Saudi Arabia is making a bold move to become a global leader in artificial intelligence. The kingdom's new AI venture, Humain, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has secured a deal with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) to receive 18,000 of its latest GB300 Blackwell chips, according to CNBC.
This partnership aims to build a 500-megawatt AI data center, marking a significant step in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 plan to diversify its economy and invest in cutting-edge technology, Fortune reports.
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Nvidia's Blackwell Chips Power Saudi Arabia's AI Ambitions
The chip deal was announced on May 13 during the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised Saudi Arabia's long-term vision. “It is an incredible vision, indeed,” Huang said, referring to the country's plan to build a national AI infrastructure, according to CNBC.
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives told Fortune that the move places Saudi Arabia at “the front of the line” for global chip access, ahead of countries like China. He described the deal as a “watershed” moment in the ongoing global AI race.
Humain's data centers, powered by these chips, are expected to host Arabic-language large language models and multimodal AI tools capable of operating across voice, image, and text input. According to Reuters, the aim is to create regionally specific models that can support smart city infrastructure, autonomous logistics, and defense technology.
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Multibillion Dollar Collaborations Accelerate Regional Edge
In addition to Nvidia, other U.S. tech companies are forming strategic partnerships with Humain. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) announced Tuesday that it committed to a $10 billion agreement to provide 500 megawatts of AI compute infrastructure. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) have also revealed on Tuesday that they signed separate deals to support Humain's cloud and connectivity stack.
Amazon Web Services announced on May 13 a $5 billion plan to establish a dedicated AI Zone in Saudi Arabia, which includes the deployment of Amazon Bedrock and AWS SageMaker, giving Saudi AI researchers a full stack of tools to scale model training and application development.