Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang announced the sale of over 18,000 advanced AI chips to Saudi Arabian firm Humain. These Blackwell chips will power a 500-megawatt data center, marking Nvidia’s initial deployment of GB300 Blackwell chips. Huang expressed enthusiasm for Saudi Arabia’s vision to build its AI infrastructure, transforming its energy sector through Nvidia’s AI supercomputers.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has revealed that the chipmaker will be selling over 18,000 of its newest AI chips to Saudi Arabian company Humain, according to CNBC.

Nvidia’s Role in Shaping Saudi Arabia’s AI Future

Huang mentioned that the cutting-edge Blackwell chips would be deployed in a 500-megawatt data centre in Saudi Arabia, as per the report. Nvidia also revealed that its first deployment will use its most advanced and the latest AI chips-GB300 Blackwell chips, according to CNBC.

He announced the company’s plans at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on Tuesday, which was as part of a White House-led trip to the region that included US president Donald Trump and other top CEOs, as per the report.

The Nvidia CEO expressed his enthusiasm by saying, “I am so delighted to be here to help celebrate the grand opening, the beginning of Humain,” adding, “It is an incredible vision, indeed, that Saudi Arabia should build the AI infrastructure of your nation so that you could participate and help shape the future of this incredibly transformative technology,” quoted CNBC.

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