Google is opening an AI hub in oil-rich Saudi Arabia

Posted under: Digital Transformation
Date: 2024-11-06
Google is opening an AI hub in oil-rich Saudi Arabia

Google, the tech giant, is opening a new AI-focused datacenter in fossil fuel-dependent Saudi Arabia. It’s new AI hub will support research into Arab language AI models and “Saudi-specific AI applications.” Aramco, the state-owned petroleum company, says it currently uses AI throughout its operations. At one oil field, the technology has helped boost production by 15%.

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