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JEDDAH: Saudi artificial intelligence company Humane and Canada’s Kohia have announced a strategic partnership to build the region’s largest dedicated AI infrastructure deployment and develop enterprise and sovereign AI models.
The strategic partnership, announced on July 9 during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Saudi Arabia, will provide dedicated AI computing infrastructure to power next-generation frontier AI models.
The deployment is expected to be live by the fourth quarter of 2027, combining Humain’s rapidly expanding AI infrastructure platform with Cohere’s frontier model development expertise.
Supported by the Public Investment Fund, Humain operates across the AI value chain as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, positioning the kingdom as a global AI hub by fostering innovation, developing intellectual property, and attracting international talent and investment.
Under the agreement, Humain will allocate at least 50 megawatts of dedicated AI computing power to support Cohere’s next-generation foundation model. This deployment is expected to grow over the next five years as demand for computing power increases.
Tareq Amin, CEO of Humain, said, “The future of artificial intelligence will be defined by access to computing. Frontier AI models require infrastructure of unprecedented scale.”
He added that Kohia’s decision to select Humane for its first large-scale international AI computing deployment outside of North America highlights the strength of the infrastructure the Saudi company is building and its ability to support research and development of next-generation AI models.
Aidan Gomez, co-founder and CEO of Cohere, said: “Building increasingly powerful AI models requires reliable access to high-performance computing.
“Our partnership with Humain provides us with an AI infrastructure that supports our long-term computing requirements while providing the scale and flexibility needed for future generations of enterprise AI models.”
He added that the company looks forward to collaborating with Humane on frontier AI initiatives, including the development of sovereign AI models that will benefit Saudi Arabia and other markets.
The partnership will also support enterprise AI adoption across the region by combining Cohere’s expertise in secure enterprise AI with Humain’s full-stack capabilities, helping organizations deploy trusted solutions that improve productivity, knowledge management, customer engagement, and operational efficiency.
“Based on this infrastructure, Humain and Cohere will collaborate on the development of sovereign AI models, including Arabic and domain-adapted foundation models, as well as purpose-built AI models tailored to enterprise and sector-specific use cases,” the release states.
Humane said the partnership reflects the growing importance of AI infrastructure in supporting frontier AI models.
“By combining large-scale accelerated computing with Cohere’s model research and engineering capabilities, Humain and Cohere aim to advance the mission of secure, enterprise-grade AI models while expanding the region’s AI computing capabilities,” the statement added.
Additionally, as demand for Frontier Enterprise AI continues to grow, the partnership provides a scalable framework for future expansion, allowing for additional computing power to support new model programs over time.
“Together, Humain and Cohere will power the computing foundation for next-generation AI while helping organizations deploy secure, production-ready AI solutions tailored to real-world enterprise needs,” he added.
