Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia
"AI, like electricity and internet, is essential infrastructure for every nation," said Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia. "Together with Humain, we are building AI infrastructure for the people and companies of Saudi Arabia to realize the bold vision of the Kingdom."
The cutting-edge
Blackwell chips
will be used in a 500 megawatt data center in Saudi Arabia, according to remarks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on Tuesday. The California company said its first deployment will use its GB300 Blackwell chips, which are among Nvidia's most advanced AI chips at the moment, and which were only officially announced earlier this year.
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