Amazon intends to collaborate with Humain, a newly founded artificial intelligence business headed by Saudi King Mohammed bin Salman. They aim to propel an "AI Zone" in Saudi Arabia as per their announcement. This partnership is estimated to be worth over $5 billion.

The proposed AI Zone will feature a dedicated Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI architecture, including servers, networks, and expert training and certification programs, according to the official press release. With Humain committing to develop AI solutions utilizing AWS technologies, they will also collaborate with AWS to provide accessible tools and programs for AI start-ups based out of Saudi Arabia.

So, AWS joins a group of large IT companies that have partnered with Humain, including Nvidia, AMD, and others. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia provides most of the funding for this innovative AI project. American tech firms have often viewed PIF as a source of valuable capital. Other tech giants like Google and Salesforce too have inked deals for AI-related projects with the PIF recently.

President Donald Trump joined a number of his tech industry allies for a bilateral U.S.-Saudi business event on Tuesday. This follows a recently announced initiative from the Trump administration, greenlighting U.S. tech suppliers, like Nvidia and AMD, to strike beneficial deals with Saudi Arabian companies.

The Saudi Arabian government necessitates AI firms and services operating within the kingdom to store data locally. This stipulation has prompted vendors to set up facilities in Saudi Arabia to keep business flowing and contracts intact. Google and Oracle, over the past year, have declared ambitious expansion plans in the region.

Last year in March, Amazon committed to investing billions of dollars in data centers in Saudi Arabia. They also said on Tuesday that they would invest over $5.3 billion to create an AWS-centered zone in the kingdom, with plans to start in 2026. Amazon refers to this as a "additional investment," but it's still unclear if the $5.3 billion spent on the AWS Kingdom will be matched by the money set aside for the AI Zone. TechCrunch has endeavored to reach out to Amazon for a clearer understanding on this matter.