Saudi Arabia Launches New AI Firm Ahead of Trump’s Visit

Saudi Arabia has launched a new firm to invest across the artificial intelligence value chain, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump, where the technology is expected to feature prominently on the agenda.

HUMAIN, owned by the kingdom’s $925 billion Public Investment Fund, will provide data centers, AI infrastructure and cloud capabilities, as well as Arabic large language models, according to a statement from the Saudi Press Agency.

The firm will also serve as an AI hub for sectors such as energy, health care, manufacturing and financial services, the statement added, without disclosing the scale of ...