Elon Musk’s xAI and Jensen Huang-led Nvidia announced Wednesday they are partnering with Saudi Arabia’s state-backed artificial intelligence firm to build a massive AI data center in the Persian Gulf kingdom.

The center is expected to consume as much as 500 megawatts of electricity – making it xAI’s largest site outside the US, according to reports .

As part of the deal, Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok, will be deployed throughout Saudi Arabia, according to an xAI press release.

The partners did not share the value of the deal.

The US on Wednesday appeared to clear the way for Saudi Arabia to buy American semiconductors during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s trip to Washington, DC.

US authorities have been blocking the sale of AI semiconductors to the Middle East, putting a damper o

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