The CEO of Saudi Arabia's top AI company, Humain, has made a bold promise to the US government, vowing never to purchase equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co. This assurance comes as a response to years of US restrictions on China's tech industry, including blacklisting firms like Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. due to national security concerns. Humain's CEO, Tareq Amin, aims to position the company as the world's third-largest computing capacity provider, after the US and China, but its growth is contingent on access to advanced AI chips from American firms like Nvidia. Saudi Arabia faces US export restrictions on these chips, requiring licenses from Washington. Amin has faced similar political challenges before, sharing Humain's security plans with US officials and emphasizing the company's unique security measures. Humain has partnerships with US tech giants like Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and Groq, and has announced its status as the first customer of Qualcomm Inc.'s new chips. Amin expresses optimism about the ongoing talks between the US and Saudi Arabia on chip exports, anticipating a potential agreement in November, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who also serves as Humain's chairman, is set to visit the US next month.
