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Saudi Arabia ’s ruler , Mohammed bin Salman , launched an AI companycalled Humain to bolster the country ’s stilted intelligence agency sphere . The party plans to build out the state ’s AI infrastructure , including the construction of datum centers .

This newsworthiness arrive as Elon Musk , Sam Altman , and Mark Zuckerbergare expected to attenda U.S.-Saudi investing forum on Tuesday , where AI will likely take center stage . President Trump is also ready to chat the country this workweek as part of a tour of the part .

Humain is funded by Saudi Arabia ’s Public Investment Fund ( PIF ) , which manages assets deserving around $ 940 billion and is part of the Crown Prince ’s ambitions to branch out his country ’s finance beyond the lucrative oil industry .

American tech giants have looked to the wealthy PIF as a source of capital . company likeGoogleandSalesforcehave also latterly worked with the PIF on AI - related projects and investment .

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