Saudi AI firm Humane to launch Arabic ChatGPT by end of August

Dubai: The Saudi Public Investment Fund–backed artificial intelligence company Humane will launch an Arabic-language version of ChatGPT by the end of August, according to its chief executive, Tareq Amin. The new model, he said, has been developed entirely by a Saudi team.

In a TV interview, Amin said the company aims to achieve a valuation on par with the world’s leading AI firms, leave a global mark on the sector, and generate a significant impact on the Saudi economy.

Artificial intelligence, he noted, plays a critical role in realizing Vision 2030, particularly in diversifying the economy and building advanced digital infrastructure. “Humane was created to lead this transformation by building a modern technological foundation that boosts GDP, localizes technology, and empowers Saudi talent,” he said.

Backed by substantial investment from the Public Investment Fund, Humane is pursuing an ambitious agenda: to shift the Kingdom away from oil dependency toward a diversified, knowledge-based economy, develop AI infrastructure from the ground up, and position Saudi Arabia as a global leader in the field.

Amin said the company’s work already enables the deployment of advanced computing models in “just 30 seconds,” creating new opportunities for innovation in areas such as healthcare and energy. He underscored the strategic importance of data localization, noting that recent investments by AWS and Microsoft have paved the way for large-scale data centers to be built inside the Kingdom.

“Humane reflects Saudi Arabia’s ambition to be, in AI, what it is in oil and energy, a global leader,” he said, adding that the company’s models are designed not only to meet domestic demand but also to attract global users.

While acknowledging early concerns about local technical capacity, Amin praised Saudi engineers and leaders as “astonishingly capable” and in need only of access to the right tools. His mission, he said, is to encourage and empower them.

The company’s ultimate goal, he added, is to rank among the world’s top five data center operators and to sell its AI models globally. “Our ambition is not just local, it’s global,” he said. “We have the talent, the resources, and the drive to get there.”