AI company Humain's booth during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 29, 2025. Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images

Saudi Arabia is strengthening its ties with American AI companies — announcing a flurry of new joint ventures worth billions of dollars. The country seeks to make its mark in the AI industry as its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, makes his first visit to the United States in years.

Humain — an AI company backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — announced a series of partnerships with prominent American tech companies, including xAI, Cisco, AMD and Qualcomm, during a US-Saudi investment forum in Washington on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia is trying to further firm up ties with the United States and shift its ec

See Full Page