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Saudi Arabia launches Islamic AI chatbot
Saudi Arabia’s Humain has launched a conversational AI app designed around Islamic values, marking another Gulf state’s push for culturally authentic artificial intelligence. Powered by the Allam large language model, the chatbot accommodates bilingual Arabic-English conversations and multiple regional dialects.
CEO Tareq Amin called it “a historic milestone in our mission to build sovereign AI that is both technically advanced and culturally authentic.” The app, initially available only in Saudi Arabia, was developed by 120 AI specialists, half of whom are women.
Humain joins the UAE’s established Arabic AI ecosystem rather than competing directly with it. The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence launched Jais in 2023, a 13-billion-parameter open-source model trained on 116 billion Arabic tokens. Named after the UAE’s highest peak, Jais was built to serve the over 400 million Arabic speakers globally, and has been adopted by UAE government ministries and major corporations.
Both countries are channeling oil wealth into AI through similar partnerships with U.S. tech giants. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund manages $940 billion and backs Humain, while the UAE’s sovereign funds support G42 and other AI initiatives. During Trump’s recent Middle East visit, both countries secured massive U.S. chip deals—Saudi Arabia getting 18,000 Nvidia chips for Humain, while the UAE gained access to 500,000 advanced processors annually.
The parallel development reflects a broader Gulf strategy of using sovereign wealth to build culturally authentic AI capabilities while maintaining ties to Silicon Valley technology and expertise.

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