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Mistral x HUMAIN
Over the past few weeks, we have announced several important steps to expand sovereign AI by increasing access to local infrastructure capacity. Earlier this summer, we announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft to increase compute capacity in Europe. In early August, we introduced European Compute Units, a structure designed to bring together long-term enterprise commitments so the capacity Europe needs gets built and can support its global competitiveness. Today, we are announcing a new strategic collaboration with HUMAIN to support sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East. See more below.
TL;DR
- Mistral and HUMAIN are collaborating on AI infrastructure, advanced model development, and AI solution deployment in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
- The partnership focuses on developing and localizing AI models, with initial areas including cybersecurity and voice, and aims to create frontier models strong in Arabic.
- Mistral may utilize HUMAIN's data center infrastructure to support local compute needs.
- A joint go-to-market strategy will focus on bringing advanced AI solutions to regulated industries in Saudi Arabia.
- The collaboration aims to meet the demand for sovereign AI, where data, intelligence, compute, and operations are controlled by the customer.
- This initiative reflects a global shift towards AI adoption through partnerships combining local infrastructure, market knowledge, and sovereign AI capabilities.