US EditionSaudi’s New State AI Company Humain Headed Up By Aramco Digital CEO
- On May 12, 2025, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled HUMAIN, a new artificial intelligence firm established under the umbrella of the Public Investment Fund, during an event in Riyadh.
- The launch follows Saudi Arabia’s strategy to consolidate AI investments into one entity to boost the digital economy and regional innovation.
- HUMAIN will provide cutting-edge AI solutions, including multimodal Arabic language models, as well as cloud infrastructure, data centers, and other services to support a range of industries.
- Tareq Amin, former head of Aramco Digital, will lead HUMAIN, which selected US chipmaker Groq for AI inference systems, aiming to enhance Saudi Arabia’s AI ecosystem.
- This initiative strengthens Saudi Arabia’s position as a global AI leader and supports its goal to diversify its economy beyond oil through technology investments.
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Saudi’s new AI firm picks US chipmaker Groq for inference
The ScoopSaudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-backed artificial intelligence company HUMAIN has selected US chipmaker and Nvidia competitor Groq for its inference work, and has tapped Aramco’s former head of digital Tareq Amin to lead the company, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. HUMAIN, launched on the eve of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom, will consolidate Saudi Arabia’s massive investments in AI in recen…
Saudi Crown Prince launches 'HUMAIN', a PIF-owned AI company
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