SILICON VALLEY — Saudi Arabia is working with the private sector to develop more than 14 gigawatts of computing capacity as it builds an integrated model to attract artificial intelligence companies and accelerate their growth, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha said.Speaking at the opening of the fourth Frontier Leaders Forum 2026 in Silicon Valley, California, Al-Swaha said the Kingdom’s approach centers on providing AI companies with three critical components: computing capacity, capital and access to customers.The forum, held under the theme “AI Forward: A Global Frontier,” brought together leaders from AI, technology, investment, venture capital and innovation from the United States and around the world.Al-Swaha cited Groq as an example of the model, saying Saudi Arabia was among the company’s early supporters by providing access to major customers, investing in the company and creating an environment that enabled it to scale.He said the Kingdom aims to replicate that experience with a new generation of global companies.Al-Swaha said the more than 14 GW of computing capacity being developed in partnership with the private sector would support the requirements of advanced AI companies, reduce operating costs and improve infrastructure efficiency.He also highlighted Saudi Arabia’s expanding adoption of generative, agentic and physical AI, ranging from healthcare applications and AI agents supporting government employees to autonomous systems in transportation and logistics.The Kingdom will continue strengthening its partnership with Silicon Valley through talent, technology and trust, while providing computing capacity, customers and capital to enable the next generation of AI companies to grow and scale globally, he said.During his visit, Al-Swaha held a series of meetings focused on expanding AI investment, developing advanced models and applications, and integrating them with infrastructure and computing capacity being developed by HUMAIN.He met General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja to discuss expanding the company’s investments in AI and advanced technologies in Saudi Arabia and enabling its portfolio companies to develop and deploy applied AI solutions using HUMAIN’s computing capacity in priority sectors.Al-Swaha also met Arcee AI founder and CEO Mark McQuade to discuss expanding the use of the company’s open Trinity models and customized enterprise models through HUMAIN’s infrastructure. The discussions covered AI solutions that can be customized and deployed in private and cloud environments.In a meeting with Engramme co-founder and CEO Gabriel Kerman, Al-Swaha discussed AI memory and continuous-learning applications that could allow organizations to develop models capable of learning from their own knowledge and context.Infrastructure was also a focus of talks with Supermicro founder and CEO Charles Liang, including accelerating the deployment of AI factory solutions through HUMAIN’s infrastructure and expanding the use of integrated systems, liquid cooling and high-density infrastructure to improve energy efficiency and accelerate large-scale AI data center deployment.Al-Swaha discussed integrating high-performance AI networking solutions into HUMAIN’s infrastructure with Upscale AI CEO Baron Carr, with a focus on improving connectivity between accelerators, memory and storage systems.He also met Velaura AI co-founder and CEO Rajeev Khemani to discuss integrating highly energy-efficient computing technologies into HUMAIN’s infrastructure to improve AI data center efficiency and support the expansion of practical AI applications and autonomous systems.
