Aramco Digital, the digital and technology subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, and Groq, a leader in AI inference and creator of the Language Processing Unit (LPU), have announced a partnership to establish the world's largest inferencing data center in the Kingdom.
The announcement was made during the third Global AI Summit, which concluded on Thursday in Riyadh.
The strategic collaboration marks a significant step forward in advancing the Kingdom's digital transformation initiatives and solidifying its position as a global leader in AI and cloud computing.
"This initiative not only aims to create the largest facility of its kind but also ensures seamless access to advanced AI computing power for everyone, offered through our digital marketplace, nawat, in a flexible 'as-a-Service' model,” said CEO of Aramco Digital Tareq Amin.
“Our collaboration with Groq aligns directly with Vision 2030, promoting the localization of advanced technologies, driving innovation, enhancing sustainability, and reinforcing digital excellence within the Kingdom."
The facility will process billions of tokens per day by the end of 2024 and be able to onboard hundreds of thousands of developers in the region and then hundreds of billions of tokens per day with millions of developers by 2025, setting a new industry standard and bringing advanced technology from Groq to the Kingdom.
