US EditionSaudi AI Firm Humain Unveils 6 Gigawatt Data Centre Plan and New AI Operating System
- On Monday, Saudi-based AI startup Humain said it will launch Humain 1 this week, a speech-driven OS that CEO Tareq Amin described as 'Now you speak your intent' at the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh.
- Launched in May under the Public Investment Fund and chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Humain is part of Vision 2030 to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy beyond oil.
- Tareq Amin said on Monday Humain plans to build approximately 6 gigawatts of data centre capacity and will locate centres where energy is underutilized, moving computation to Saudi Arabia and sending results back.
- Jonathan Ross, CEO of Groq, said Saudi Arabia can become a net exporter of data due to its energy surplus and is primed for AI infrastructure while Humain aims to be the first to officially launch its system amid regional deals.
- The Middle East's surplus energy and cheap data movement make it attractive for AI compute, and a Humain spokesperson said development began shortly after its May launch with internal payroll and human resources systems testing.
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