Humain, the artificial-intelligence company created by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has started construction on its first two data centres, located in Riyadh and the eastern city of Dammam. Each facility is designed for up to 100 megawatts of computing capacity and is scheduled to enter service in early 2026, the company said. Chief Executive Officer Tareq Amin told Bloomberg that Humain has received local regulatory approval to purchase 18,000 of Nvidia Corp.’s latest AI accelerators and is now seeking U.S. export clearance for the shipment. The chips, along with other semiconductors sourced from American suppliers, will power the initial installations. The build-out is part of a wider plan to deploy about 1.9 gigawatts of data-centre capacity nationwide by 2030 as the Gulf kingdom pushes to become a regional AI hub and diversify its economy beyond oil. Humain has also signed a US$10 billion joint venture with Advanced Micro Devices and is partnering with firms including Qualcomm and Cisco, while holding early talks with Elon Musk’s xAI, according to Bloomberg. A visit by President Donald Trump in May helped open the door for Saudi access to advanced U.S. chips.