Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain
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The networking and security company said the partnership aims to build the world’s most open, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient AI infrastructure, and position Saudi Arabia as a global leader in digital innovation.
U.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project. The partnership was revealed Tuesday as part of a White House trip to Saudi Arabia,
The oil barons of the Middle East have been trying to diversify out of carbon fuels and into other parts of the global economy for decades, but artificial
The United States does not hold a monopoly on technological breakthroughs. As it sought to contain China’s advances in artificial intelligence, President Joe Biden’s administration tried to use restrictions on cutting-edge chips from Nvidia as a cudgel,
Saudi Arabia this week launched HUMAIN, a gigantic new artificial intelligence business funded by the kingdom’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund. The move is strategically made ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh, where technology investments are scheduled to be the centerpiece.
Scale AI, a startup backed by Amazon.com Inc. that helps companies develop artificial intelligence products, plans to open an office in Saudi Arabia by the end of the year in a broader regional expansion.
U.S. chip giant Nvidia and Saudi Arabia announced partnerships on Tuesday as part of the kingdom's plans to develop artificial intelligence and strengthen cloud computing infrastructure with the help of foreign investment.
President Donald Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as several deals were announced between the two countries.
Trump’s visit included an aerial escort by Saudi F-16 planes and a ceremony in the opulent Saudi Royal Court. And it was attended by a who’s-who of AI’s high priests, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang,