All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg Inside Saudi Arabia's AI Ambition: Tareq Amin on Building a New Tech Superpower
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Nov 4, 2025 
Tareq Amin, a tech and infrastructure executive leading Humane, shares insights on Saudi Arabia's bold AI initiatives. He discusses the founding of Humane to address critical AI infrastructure gaps and its unique hybrid approach of partnering with major cloud providers while developing proprietary solutions. Amin highlights Saudi Arabia's strategic energy advantages and the influx of internationally educated professionals as catalysts for tech growth. He also touches on navigating complex US-China relations while aiming for an ambitious AI future, aligning with Vision 2030.
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Unifying Saudi AI Efforts
- Tareq Amin founded Humane to unite fragmented public and private AI efforts under one umbrella in Saudi Arabia.
- He saw infrastructure gaps and aimed to build a full AI value chain including data centers, models, and applications.
Royal Court Call Led To Humane
- Tareq Amin recounts receiving a call from the royal court inviting him to an AI brainstorming with His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman.
- That meeting quickly shifted into a directive to fast-track national AI infrastructure and coordination.
Arabic-First Model Strategy
- Humane built an Arabic-first foundational model and launched Humane Chat to train its team and address language and cultural bias.
- Amin emphasizes quality proprietary Arabic data over sheer quantity for better model performance.