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Saudi-based artificial intelligence company HUMAIN has partnered with US semiconductor group Qualcomm Technologies to deploy advanced AI infrastructure in the kingdom, aiming to establish a global hub for AI inferencing services.
Under the programme, PIF-owned HUMAIN is targeting the deployment of 200 megawatts of Qualcomm’s AI200 and AI250 rack solutions beginning in 2026.
The initiative is billed as the world’s first fully-optimised “edge-to-cloud” hybrid AI service.
HUMAIN-Qualcomm collab to lead support the kingdom’s AI ambitions
HUMAIN chief executive Tareq Amin said: “This collaboration combines our deep regional expertise and full AI stack and infrastructure capabilities with Qualcomm’s decades of semiconductor technology and product leadership.
“Together, we will unlock exponential value across industries and position Saudi Arabia to lead the next era of artificial intelligence innovation in the region and globally for generations to come.”
Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon added: “By establishing advanced AI data-centres powered by Qualcomm’s industry-leading inference solutions, we are helping the kingdom create a technology ecosystem that will accelerate its AI ambitions of becoming a hub of intelligent computing.”
The deal addresses growing demand for scalable AI computing infrastructure and aligns with Saudi Arabia’s strategy to build a regionally-based tech ecosystem beyond oil. The collaboration integrates HUMAIN’s in-house Arabic-multimodal large-language model “ALLaM” with Qualcomm’s infrastructure, enabling tailored solutions for enterprise and government customers.
Qualcomm’s AI200 and AI250 systems are engineered for rack-scale performance, high memory capacity, and improved total cost of ownership for generative AI inference.
The AI250 is scheduled to launch in 2027.
