Qualcomm and Humain advanced their own and Saudi Arabia’s AI ambitions with a data centre access deal covering high-performance inference services which is due to come into effect in 2026.

Humain is lining up access to 200MW of capacity on Qualcomm AI200 and AI250 racks to offer AI services in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

The deal advances an agreement Humain and Qualcomm signed in May covering AI developments involving data centres, edge and cloud services in Saudi Arabia, which in turn forms part of the Kingdom’s broader ambitions involving the technology.

Humain CEO Tarek Amin (pictured, left) said the company is combining its “deep regional insight and unique full AI stack capabilities with Qualcomm’s unmatched semiconductors”.

The company’s ALLaM AI models are set to be integrated with Qualcomm’s platforms, a combination they expect to boost Saudi Arabian ambitions involving the technology.

Services are to be provided to government organisations and enterprises.

Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon (pictured, right) said the companies are “laying the groundwork for transformative AI-driven innovation” and assisting Saudi Arabia in becoming a global hub for the technology.