Saudi Arabia Expands Partnership with Nvidia for AI Computing Capacity

Saudi Arabia's Humain has announced an expansion of its partnership with US chip maker Nvidia to develop up to 84 megawatts of AI computing capacity. The agreement includes 27,000 advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), with deployments set to begin later this year. This initiative is part of the kingdom's efforts to establish itself as a global AI hub, with the announcement made at Nvidia's GTC conference in Berlin. The first phase of the agreement will comprise 14 megawatts of Blackwell systems, with plans to expand capacity to 500 megawatts over five years.