Humain and Nvidia have signed a deal for a 500-megawatt AI data center in Saudi Arabia. The deal was announced during the Saudi-US investment forum. Humain also announced an agreement with Global AI during the forum.
Saudi Arabia-native Humain has joined the AI wave with its new deals with Global AI and Nvidia.
During President Donald Trump’s latest visit to the Middle East, it was announced that Saudi Arabia’s newly launched AI venture, Humain, signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with US-based Global AI.
The partnership is set to unfold over multiple phases and could be worth several billion dollars. Bloomberg reported that under the terms of the agreement, Humain will gain access to Global AI’s data center infrastructure in the US. Both companies plan to eventually co-develop a Saudi-based center pending regulatory approval from Washington.
Humain and Global AI close deal
Nations like Saudi Arabia are attempting to reduce their reliance on oil, and the AI sector is an attractive alternative for them.
Humain, which is owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was revealed to be an important factor in the nation’s plans to lead the AI revolution in sectors such as energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services.
“Our fundamental insight is to build data centers where companies and countries can use them privately and securely,” John Kelly, the chairman of Global AI and a former IBM executive, said. “So if you’re a bank and you’re doing risk, or you’re a health care organization with sensitive data, or a pharma company with drug discovery, or a country that doesn’t want their data being captured by another country—this is the solution.”
Kelly, along with Global AI CEO Sami Issa, emphasized that their company is offering a secure and cost-effective alternative to traditional US cloud giants by providing dedicated AI infrastructure that respects the data privacy concerns of both private firms and national governments.
The first Global AI data center located in New York and powered by Nvidia Corp. chips is expected to open to clients in June.
Humain is expecting Nvidia semiconductor chip shipment
Nvidia Corp. has confirmed that it will supply semiconductors to Humain for a massive 500-megawatt data center project. The announcement was made by Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, during the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh.
“This is a pivotal moment for AI globally,” Huang said. “Saudi Arabia has the energy resources, and now, through this partnership, it will also have the technological resources to lead in AI innovation.”
The 500MW data center is part of Humain’s plan to develop 1.9 gigawatts of AI data capacity by 2030, according to CEO Tareq Amin. These facilities will be powered by Nvidia’s chips, and they will also provide the framework for Arabic large language models.
Saudi Arabia’s law that requires all personal and financial data to be stored locally has incentivized global companies to establish physical operations in the kingdom. Tech giants, including Amazon, Google, and Oracle, have all announced multibillion-dollar expansion plans in Saudi Arabia over the past year.
“I’ve never seen an administration pull so hard to help industry on something like this,” Global AI’s Kelly said, praising the Trump administration’s aggressive moves to secure foreign investment and global tech cooperation. Trump has emphasized that attracting overseas capital into the US tech ecosystem is an important part of his international economic strategy.
While some US lawmakers have raised concerns over the export of high-performance AI chips to foreign governments, Trump’s administration is expected to announce a framework that allows greater access to semiconductors for Saudi Arabia, provided there are safeguards to prevent misuse.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s pledge to invest over $600 billion in the US economy could be extended to over $1 trillion, according to President Trump, if current talks are successful.
