Saudi Arabia launches Humain to develop AI, may seek US partnership and favour from Donald Trump
'No patchwork, no vendors to juggle. Just one full stack, built for scale and ready to solve real problems,' reads Humain's website.What is the goal behind Humain (obviously apart from building AI)? The company reportedly plans to roll out serious infrastructure like next-gen data hubs, cloud platforms, and high-performance computing systems. Its flagship project: a large language model that understands Arabic and is tailor-made for users in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East. And the timing couldn't be more perfect. The Saudi data centre market is heating up fast — it's expected to nearly triple in size by the end of the decade, growing from $1.33 billion in 2024 to almost $4 billion by 2030. advertisementSpeaking of tech giants, Saudi Arabia is also looking west, literally. The launch of Humain is part of a larger charm offensive aimed at teaming up with American companies and investors. The Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh this week will likely look like a Silicon Valley reunion, with the likes of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg expected to attend. And then there's the Trump angle. While not officially confirmed, there's growing speculation that Saudi Arabia may be eyeing a friendlier White House in 2025 to help smoothen future collaborations. A closer relationship with Donald Trump could potentially open more doors for tech partnerships, investment approvals, and regulatory support from the US.To top it all off, Saudi Arabia is also working with chipmakers Groq and Cerebras, and is building what might soon be the world's largest AI inference data centre, according to a report by Forbes. Humain will reportedly be headed by former Aramco Digital and Rakuten executive Tareq Amin. 'This initiative will pave the way for a groundbreaking national AI strategy in Saudi Arabia, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to lead this mission,' Amin wrote in a Linkedin post last year.
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