In coinuation of Google’s investmes in the developme of artificial ielligence data ceers, the company has announced that it will soon open an artificial ielligence data ceer in Saudi Arabia.
The new hub will support research on Arabic-language AI models and Saudi Arabia-specific AI applications, according to a joi announceme by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investme Fund and Google. The Saudi state oil company, Aramco, has also announced that it is already using artificial ielligence in its operations, and that the use of this technology has helped increase production by 15 perce.
Google’s technology hub in Saudi Arabia focuses on artificial ielligence
Google and the Public Investme Fund of Saudi Arabia have not yet announced details about the possible project and its applications in the coury’s economy. However, due to the ceral role of fossil fuels in the Saudi economy, artificial ielligence algorithms will most likely be used to develop the oil and gas industries and increase production efficiency.
In 2020, Google announced that it would stop developing algorithms used in the oil and gas industry. The tech gia also pledged in 2021 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade. One of Google’s spokespersons also told E&E News that their new coract with Saudi Arabia is in line with these goals.
As part of its 2030 vision, Saudi Arabia plans to reduce its dependence on oil revenues. As part of this program, the governme of this coury has invited large technology companies to invest and establish an office in this coury. Investing in the tourism industry is another program of this coury.
The construction project of the world’s largest building named Cube has just started in Riyadh. This building is so big that it can accommodate 20 Empire State Buildings and its height reaches 400 meters.
