Amazon says He will work with Humain, the company AI recently started by Saudi Arabian Governor Mohammed bin Salman to invest “$ 5 billion” in a strategic partnership to build a “AI zone” in Saudi Arabia.
The AI zone will include special AI infrastructures, servers, networks and training and certification programs, according to a press release. Humain is committed to developing AI solutions using AWS technologies and working with AWS to provide access to tools and programs for the newly established AI companies based in Saudi Arabia.
AWS unites NVIDIA, AMD and others technology giants in collaboration with Humain, funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). US technology companies have examined PIF as a source of capital. Companies like Google and Sales They have also recently collaborated with PIF on projects and investments related to AI.
President Donald Trump and several allies to the technology industry watched a US-Saudi Investment Forum on Tuesday. Under a New Trump Administration InitiativeUS -based technology suppliers, including NVIDIA and AMD, have the opportunity to organize agreements with Saudi Arabic businesses.
Saudi Arabia has instructed AI companies and services to the Kingdom Store data locally, pushing sellers to set up facilities there to avoid losing contracts. Both Google and Oracle have announced extension plans in the area in the past year.
Amazon early last March promised to pass billions of dollars at the data centers in Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, the company said it dedicates about $ 5.3 billion to develop an AWS area in the kingdom scheduled to come to the internet in 2026. AI commitments are an “additional investment” separately from about $ 5.3 billion, Amazon said. It is not clear, however, whether Amazon’s contribution to the AI zone will draw from the team initially announced by the company.
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