HUMAIN and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Build AI Factories of the Future in Saudi Arabia
NVIDIA (NVDA) and HUMAIN, a Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund subsidiary, announced a strategic partnership to establish AI factories in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration includes:
- Development of AI infrastructure with 500 megawatts capacity powered by hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs over 5 years
- Initial deployment of an 18,000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell AI supercomputer with NVIDIA InfiniBand networking
- Implementation of NVIDIA Omniverse™ platform for physical AI and robotics simulation
- Large-scale training initiatives to upskill thousands of Saudi citizens in AI, simulation, robotics, and digital twin technologies
The partnership aims to position Saudi Arabia as a global AI leader, supporting the country's Vision 2030 goals of economic diversification and digital leadership.
NVIDIA (NVDA) e HUMAIN, una controllata del Public Investment Fund dell'Arabia Saudita, hanno annunciato una partnership strategica per creare fabbriche di intelligenza artificiale in Arabia Saudita. La collaborazione prevede:
- Lo sviluppo di un'infrastruttura AI con una capacità di 500 megawatt alimentata da centinaia di migliaia di GPU NVIDIA in un arco di 5 anni
- Il dispiegamento iniziale di un supercomputer AI NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell da 18.000 unità con rete NVIDIA InfiniBand
- L'implementazione della piattaforma NVIDIA Omniverse™ per la simulazione fisica di AI e robotica
- Iniziative di formazione su larga scala per migliorare le competenze di migliaia di cittadini sauditi in AI, simulazione, robotica e tecnologie digital twin
La partnership mira a posizionare l'Arabia Saudita come leader globale nell'intelligenza artificiale, supportando gli obiettivi della Vision 2030 del paese per la diversificazione economica e la leadership digitale.
NVIDIA (NVDA) y HUMAIN, una subsidiaria del Fondo de Inversión Pública de Arabia Saudita, anunciaron una asociación estratégica para establecer fábricas de IA en Arabia Saudita. La colaboración incluye:
- Desarrollo de infraestructura de IA con una capacidad de 500 megavatios impulsada por cientos de miles de GPUs NVIDIA durante 5 años
- Despliegue inicial de una supercomputadora AI NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell de 18,000 unidades con red NVIDIA InfiniBand
- Implementación de la plataforma NVIDIA Omniverse™ para simulación física de IA y robótica
- Iniciativas de capacitación a gran escala para formar a miles de ciudadanos saudíes en IA, simulación, robótica y tecnologías de gemelos digitales
La asociación busca posicionar a Arabia Saudita como líder global en IA, apoyando los objetivos de la Visión 2030 del país para la diversificación económica y el liderazgo digital.
NVIDIA (NVDA)와 사우디아라비아 공공투자기금 자회사인 HUMAIN이 사우디아라비아에 AI 공장을 설립하기 위한 전략적 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 협력 내용은 다음과 같습니다:
- 5년 동안 수백만 개의 NVIDIA GPU로 구동되는 500메가와트 용량의 AI 인프라 개발
- NVIDIA InfiniBand 네트워킹을 갖춘 18,000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell AI 슈퍼컴퓨터 초기 배치
- 물리적 AI 및 로봇 시뮬레이션을 위한 NVIDIA Omniverse™ 플랫폼 구현
- AI, 시뮬레이션, 로봇공학 및 디지털 트윈 기술 분야에서 수천 명의 사우디 시민 역량 강화를 위한 대규모 교육 프로그램
이번 파트너십은 사우디아라비아를 글로벌 AI 선도국으로 자리매김하고, 국가의 비전 2030 경제 다각화 및 디지털 리더십 목표를 지원하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
NVIDIA (NVDA) et HUMAIN, une filiale du Fonds d'Investissement Public d'Arabie Saoudite, ont annoncé un partenariat stratégique pour établir des usines d'IA en Arabie Saoudite. La collaboration comprend :
- Développement d'une infrastructure IA avec une capacité de 500 mégawatts alimentée par des centaines de milliers de GPU NVIDIA sur 5 ans
- Déploiement initial d'un superordinateur IA NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell de 18 000 unités avec réseau NVIDIA InfiniBand
- Mise en œuvre de la plateforme NVIDIA Omniverse™ pour la simulation physique d'IA et de robotique
- Initiatives de formation à grande échelle pour former des milliers de citoyens saoudiens à l'IA, la simulation, la robotique et les technologies de jumeau numérique
Ce partenariat vise à positionner l'Arabie Saoudite comme un leader mondial de l'IA, soutenant les objectifs de la Vision 2030 du pays en matière de diversification économique et de leadership numérique.
NVIDIA (NVDA) und HUMAIN, eine Tochtergesellschaft des Public Investment Fund von Saudi-Arabien, haben eine strategische Partnerschaft zur Einrichtung von KI-Fabriken in Saudi-Arabien angekündigt. Die Zusammenarbeit umfasst:
- Entwicklung einer KI-Infrastruktur mit 500 Megawatt Kapazität, betrieben von Hunderttausenden NVIDIA GPUs über 5 Jahre
- Erste Inbetriebnahme eines 18.000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell KI-Supercomputers mit NVIDIA InfiniBand-Netzwerk
- Implementierung der NVIDIA Omniverse™ Plattform für physische KI- und Robotersimulation
- Groß angelegte Trainingsinitiativen zur Qualifizierung von Tausenden saudischer Bürger in KI, Simulation, Robotik und Digital-Twin-Technologien
Die Partnerschaft zielt darauf ab, Saudi-Arabien als globalen KI-Führer zu positionieren und die Ziele der Vision 2030 des Landes für wirtschaftliche Diversifizierung und digitale Führerschaft zu unterstützen.
- Major infrastructure investment in AI computing capacity with 500MW deployment
- Access to NVIDIA's latest GPU technology and Omniverse platform
- Strategic positioning in the growing AI market with state-of-the-art facilities
- Alignment with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 economic diversification goals
- Development of local AI talent through training initiatives
- Significant capital expenditure required for infrastructure development
- Long implementation timeline of 5 years for full deployment
- Potential execution risks in scaling operations and training workforce
Insights
NVIDIA expands its AI footprint through massive Saudi partnership, potentially delivering significant GPU revenue over 5 years.
This strategic partnership positions NVIDIA to significantly expand its global AI infrastructure footprint through a landmark deal with HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund AI subsidiary. The agreement includes a substantial hardware commitment with HUMAIN planning to deploy several hundred thousand of NVIDIA's most advanced GPUs over a five-year period, creating AI factories with up to 500 megawatts of capacity.
The initial deployment phase involves an 18,000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell AI supercomputer with NVIDIA InfiniBand networking technology. This represents one of the largest single deployments of NVIDIA's latest generation AI accelerators, providing substantial revenue potential for NVIDIA's data center segment.
Beyond hardware, NVIDIA is extending its ecosystem through the deployment of its Omniverse platform as a multi-tenant system, which expands NVIDIA's software and services footprint. The partnership's emphasis on physical AI, digital twins, and simulation creates additional revenue streams beyond pure compute, potentially increasing NVIDIA's per-customer revenue yield.
The workforce development component of this partnership is equally strategic, as it creates a new developer ecosystem trained specifically on NVIDIA's technologies, which historically leads to sustained long-term demand. By helping establish Saudi Arabia as an AI hub, NVIDIA is effectively developing a new geographic market for its full technology stack.
The scale of this agreement underscores NVIDIA's continued dominance in AI infrastructure despite growing competition. This deal represents exactly the type of hyperscale deployment that supports NVIDIA's premium pricing model and demonstrates the company's ability to capture significant portions of sovereign AI investments globally, which have become a growing trend in national technology strategies.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUMAIN, the new full AI value chain subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with NVIDIA, the world leader in AI computing infrastructure, to drive the next wave of artificial intelligence development.
The two organizations will leverage NVIDIA platforms and expertise to establish Saudi Arabia as a global leader in AI, GPU cloud computing and digital transformation to drive innovation and growth worldwide.
The partnership underscores HUMAIN’s mission to position Saudi Arabia as an international AI powerhouse — combining cutting-edge infrastructure, frontier AI models, immersive digital platforms and human capital development.
Powering AI Factories of Tomorrow
HUMAIN is making a major investment to build AI factories in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a projected capacity of up to 500 megawatts powered by several hundred thousand of NVIDIA’s most advanced GPUs over the next five years. The first phase of deployment will be an 18,000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell AI supercomputer with NVIDIA InfiniBand networking.
These hyperscale AI data centers will provide a secure foundational infrastructure for training and deploying sovereign AI models at scale, enabling industries across Saudi Arabia and worldwide to accelerate innovation and digital transformation.
Unlocking the Era of Physical AI With NVIDIA Omniverse
HUMAIN will deploy the NVIDIA Omniverse™ platform as a multi-tenant system to drive acceleration of the new era of physical AI and robotics through simulation, optimization and operation of physical environments by new human-AI-led solutions. This will allow industries such as manufacturing, logistics and energy to create fully integrated digital twins, boosting efficiency, safety and sustainability while fast-tracking the Kingdom’s journey toward Industry 4.0.
Enabling the Kingdom’s AI Ecosystem Through Workforce Transformation
To support this transformation, HUMAIN and NVIDIA will collaborate on large-scale upskilling and training initiatives, providing thousands of Saudi citizens and developers with hands-on experience in advanced AI, simulation, robotics and digital twin technologies. This effort will contribute to building a robust national AI ecosystem and align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals of economic diversification and digital leadership.
“AI, like electricity and internet, is essential infrastructure for every nation,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Together with HUMAIN, we are building AI infrastructure for the people and companies of Saudi Arabia to realize the bold vision of the Kingdom.”
“We thank NVIDIA for their strategic partnership with the Kingdom. This collaboration with HUMAIN marks a turning point, building the AI factories of the future, unlocking compute and powering the next era of physical AI,” said His Excellency Eng. Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology. “This lays the groundwork for a new industrial revolution, anchored in advanced infrastructure, talent and global ambition. This is how Saudi Arabia continues to lead as a partner of choice in shaping the future of AI.”
“Our partnership with NVIDIA is a bold step forward in realizing the Kingdom’s ambitions to lead in AI and advanced digital infrastructure,” said Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN. “Together, we are building the capacity, capability and a new globally enabled community to shape a future powered by intelligent technology and empowered people.”
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world leader in accelerated computing.
About HUMAIN
HUMAIN is a global artificial intelligence company delivering full-stack AI capabilities across four core areas — next-generation data centers, hyper-performance infrastructure and cloud platforms, advanced AI models, including the world’s most advanced Arabic multimodal LLMs, and transformative AI Solutions that combine deep sector insight with real-world execution.
HUMAIN’s end-to-end model serves both public and private sector organizations, unlocking exponential value across all industries, driving transformation and strengthening capabilities through human-AI synergies. With a growing portfolio of sector-specific AI products and a core mission to drive IP leadership and talent supremacy world-wide, HUMAIN is engineered for global competitiveness and national distinction.
HUMAIN is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with presence in the USA and Europe; offices opening soon.
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