Saudi Arabia는 디지털 경제 성장 전략의 일환으로 컴퓨팅 용량, 자본, 우대적 시장 접근을 제공하여 AI 회사들을 유치하고자 한다.
Saudi Arabia is building an integrated model to attract leading artificial intelligence companies and help them expand globally, Communications and Information Technology Minister Abdullah Al-Swaha said at the fourth edition of the Frontier Leaders Forum 2026 in Silicon Valley on Friday.
The Kingdom's approach centers on providing AI companies with three key resources: computing capacity, capital, and access to customers. Al-Swaha cited Grok as an example of this strategy, highlighting Saudi Arabia's partnership with US AI company xAI and Saudi AI company Humain to deploy the platform in the Kingdom and develop large-scale AI computing infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia is working with the private sector to develop more than 14 gigawatts of computing capacity, providing infrastructure for advanced AI companies while helping reduce operating costs and improve efficiency. Humain is developing a range of AI infrastructure and platforms in the Kingdom, including AI cloud and high-performance computing services designed to support training, fine-tuning, inference, and other AI workloads.
The Kingdom is expanding its use of generative AI, AI agents, and augmented-reality applications across sectors including healthcare, government services, transportation, and logistics. Al-Swaha said Saudi Arabia would continue working with Silicon Valley around talent, technology, and trust while providing the computing capacity, customers, and capital needed to help the next generation of AI companies scale internationally.
During his visit, Al-Swaha held a series of meetings with technology and investment executives to discuss expanding AI investment in the Kingdom, developing advanced models and applications, and integrating them with infrastructure and computing capabilities. He met General Catalyst's CEO Hemant Taneja to discuss expanding the investment firm's AI and advanced-technology activities in Saudi Arabia, enabling its portfolio companies to develop and deploy applied AI solutions using Humain's computing capabilities. He met Arcee AI's founder and CEO Mark McQuade to discuss expanding the use of the company's Trinity open and enterprise models and deploying them across Humain's infrastructure. Al-Swaha also held talks with Engramme's co-founder and CEO Gabriel Kreiman on AI memory and continuous-learning applications designed to allow organizations to build models that learn from their own data, knowledge, and operating environments.
Infrastructure was another focus. Al-Swaha met Supermicro's founder and CEO Charles Liang to discuss AI factory solutions, including integrated systems, liquid cooling, and high-density architectures aimed at improving energy efficiency and supporting large-scale AI data centers. He also met Upscale AI's CEO Barun Kar to discuss high-performance AI networking and improving connectivity between computing accelerators, memory, and storage to maximize the use of computing resources. A meeting with Velaura AI's co-founder and CEO Rajiv Khemani focused on integrating energy-efficient computing technologies into Humain's infrastructure and supporting the expansion of AI applications and autonomous systems.