During President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit since returning to office, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a series of major agreements with global tech giants Nvidia, AMD, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), aimed at accelerating the country’s ambitions to become a world leader in artificial intelligence.
At the heart of these announcements is HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s newly established AI company backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The company was launched earlier this month under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and is responsible for spearheading the Kingdom’s AI infrastructure, tools, and solutions.
Nvidia: Powering Saudi AI Factories
Nvidia, the world’s leading AI chipmaker, revealed that it will partner with HUMAIN to build large-scale AI factories in Saudi Arabia. These factories will be powered by hundreds of thousands of Nvidia’s advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), designed to support sovereign AI infrastructure across the Kingdom.
As part of the collaboration, HUMAIN will also establish an Nvidia Omniverse Cloud, allowing developers to simulate and test physical AI solutions using digital twins. In addition to hardware investments, the agreement includes plans to train thousands of developers in AI and accelerated computing, contributing to a broader talent development strategy.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined the Saudi delegation in Riyadh for the announcement, underscoring the company’s commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s AI transformation.
AMD: A $10 Billion Infrastructure Vision
In another significant agreement, AMD and HUMAIN announced a plan to co-develop a globally distributed AI infrastructure with up to $10 billion in investments over the next five years. The initiative aims to deploy 500 megawatts of AI computing capacity through a network of data centers stretching from Saudi Arabia to the United States.
AMD will provide its full suite of AI computing technologies, including AMD Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and the ROCm open software ecosystem. The partnership will support multi-exaflop capacity by early 2026 and emphasize open-access AI computing for enterprises, startups, and governments.
Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN, described the effort as a step toward democratizing AI by making high-performance infrastructure accessible worldwide.
“This is not just another infrastructure play – it’s an open invitation to the world’s innovators,” said Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN in a press release shared by AMD. “We are democratizing AI at the compute level, ensuring that access to advanced AI is limited only by imagination, not by infrastructure.”
AWS: Building a First-of-Its-Kind AI Zone
Amazon Web Services also joined the series of announcements with plans to invest over $5 billion in a new AI Zone in Saudi Arabia. The zone will integrate AWS’s AI infrastructure, including UltraCluster networks, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, and Amazon Q. The goal is to provide cutting-edge tools for generative AI development, AI training, and enterprise adoption.
This AI Zone builds on AWS’s previous $5.3 billion investment in a cloud infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia, expected to launch in 2026. The new collaboration with HUMAIN also includes the development of an AI agent marketplace, focused on simplifying deployment of AI tools for both public and private sector clients.
AWS and HUMAIN will additionally support the development of Arabic-language large language models and boost AI capabilities across sectors like government, healthcare, education, and energy. The AWS Generative AI Innovation Center will play a key role in scaling these initiatives.
Training Saudi Arabia’s Next Generation of AI Talent
Alongside infrastructure plans, AWS committed to training 100,000 Saudis in cloud and generative AI technologies, through programs led by the Amazon Academy. A separate initiative will train 10,000 Saudi women through the AWS Saudi Arabia Women’s Skills Initiative, further supporting the country’s goal of increasing women’s participation in the workforce.
These deals mark a significant milestone in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to diversify the economy by building capacity in emerging technologies. PwC estimates that AI could contribute $130 billion to the Kingdom’s economy by 2030, making up over 40 percent of the projected regional AI value.
The combined agreements signal Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in shaping the future of AI. By partnering with some of the most prominent names in the technology sector, the Kingdom is building an end-to-end ecosystem that spans infrastructure, research, application development and talent pipelines.
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