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RIYADH: �������� launched HUMAIN Chat, an Arabic artificial-intelligence app, in the Kingdom on Monday, which the company says is trained on the world’s largest datasets of the language.

The product is HUMAIN’s first application in its AI suite and is powered by an Arabic model called ALLAM 34B, which was created in �������� by local developers, the company stated in a press release.

HUMAIN, an AI company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, was launched in May by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and aims to develop Arabic large-language models, and position the Kingdom as a global hub for technology innovation.

The app is available on iOS and Android devices as well as through a web browser, and will be rolled out soon to other Arabic-speaking countries, the company stated.

HUMAIN’s CEO Tareq Amin said: “The launch of HUMAIN Chat is a point of pride for ��������, marking a historic milestone in our mission to build sovereign AI that is both technically advanced and culturally authentic.”

ALLAM, which was built by a team of over 120 AI specialists, including 35 researchers with doctorates, has been designed to serve the 350 million people who speak Arabic across the globe.

The model is culturally mindful, capable of dialect comprehension, and able to understand the different types of Arabic spoken across the region, from classical to more locale-specific forms of the language, the company stated.

The model, which is also available in English, is trained on one of the largest Arabic datasets ever collected, then refined with input from over 600 domain experts and 250 evaluators.

The result is unmatched fluency in Arabic and deep alignment with Islamic, Middle Eastern, and cultural nuance, the company stated.

“We are proving that globally competitive technologies can be rooted in our own language, infrastructure, and values — built in �������� by Saudi talent,” Amin said.

“This is not the end state, but the beginning of a journey to serve the Kingdom, the Arabic-speaking world, and beyond. The potential is limitless, accelerating innovation and progress across every dimension of commercial and social life.”

If you are in ��������, you can access HUMAIN Chat at https://chat.humain.ai/.

RIYADH: The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Global Center for Arabic Calligraphy will launch its second Arabic Calligraphy Competition at the Riyadh International Book Fair, scheduled for Oct. 2-4.

The competition aims to promote Arabic calligraphy as a core part of Saudi cultural identity and the artistic heritage of Islamic and Arab civilization, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Nine local and international calligraphers will compete in three sections — Thuluth, Ruq’ah, and Jali Diwani — for the top three positions in each category.

The initiative is intended to revive traditional Arabic calligraphy worldwide, encouraging creativity and talent under the highest artistic standards.

The center continues to advance its mission through initiatives that position it as a global platform promoting Arabic calligraphy across heritage, arts, architecture, and design.