Musk and Huang Lead High-Level AI Dialogue at US–Saudi Investment Summit
Elon Musk and Jensen Huang headlined a pivotal US–Saudi investment summit, spotlighting AI advancements and Saudi Arabia's aggressive infrastructure push. The dialogue, moderated by Saudi Minister Abdullah Alswaha, underscored the kingdom's $70 billion data center investment target by 2027 and the geopolitical hurdles facing Nvidia's regional ambitions due to US export controls.
Saudi Arabia's sovereign-backed digital transformation strategy is positioning it as a global AI hub, while US tech giants navigate both opportunity and constraint in the Gulf. The event highlighted the critical intersection of policy, innovation, and compute partnerships needed to sustain AI progress.