(Reuters) -Humain, Saudi Arabia’s new artificial intelligence company, has begun construction of its first data centers in the kingdom, and plans to bring them online in early 2026 using semiconductors imported from the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Locations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, and Dammam, in the Eastern Province, are expected to launch in the second quarter, each with an initial capacity of up to 100 megawatts, CEO Tareq Amin told Bloomberg in an interview.

Humain is currently sourcing semiconductors for its data centers from U.S. chipmakers, including Nvidia’s latest AI chips, for which it has received local regulatory approval, Amin told Bloomberg.

Nvidia said in May it would sell hundreds of thousands of AI chips in Saudi Arabia, with a first tranche of 18

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