Overview
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched Humain, a state-backed AI company under the Public Investment Fund (PIF), as part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy.
- Humain will focus on developing AI infrastructure, including next-generation data centers, cloud platforms, and an Arabic large language model tailored for the Middle East.
- Tareq Amin, former Aramco Digital CEO, has been appointed as Humain's CEO to lead the initiative across the AI value chain.
- The company has partnered with U.S. firms like Google Cloud and Salesforce and selected chipmaker Groq for AI inference work, reflecting its global collaboration strategy.
- The launch coincides with the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh and President Donald Trump’s visit, positioning AI as a key topic in bilateral investment discussions.