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Saudi PIF-Backed Humain Launches Arabic-First AI Chatbot

The rollout targets Arabic speakers with a model the company says was trained on an unusually large Arabic corpus.

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Overview

  • Humain Chat is now available in Saudi Arabia on the web, iOS, and Android, with regional and global expansion planned.
  • The app runs on the ALLAM 34B model that Humain says was trained on more than eight petabytes of Arabic data.
  • Users can switch between Arabic and English, use speech input across multiple Arabic dialects, and receive search-integrated responses.
  • Humain says the service is fully hosted in Saudi Arabia and complies with the country’s Personal Data Protection Law.
  • Coverage notes the project began at the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority and reports raise the possibility of government-aligned content restrictions, which have not been independently verified.