Saudi Arabia’s Humain unveiled plans Monday to drop a voice-powered operating system that lets users boss around their computers with mere words, no frantic cursor-chasing required.
The system, dubbed Humain One, promises to sideline those pesky icons that have ruled desktops since the Reagan era, turning your PC into a obedient servant who actually listens – or at least pretends to.
Humain, the brainchild of the kingdom’s deep-pocketed Public Investment Fund, isn’t messing around. Launched just this May under the watchful eye of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the startup’s already churning out AI wizardry from data centers to cloud sorcery.
CEO Tareq Amin, dropping mic-level insights at the Fortune Global Forum here, painted a future where you declare, “Fetch my emails, peasant!” and poof – productivity blooms like a desert oasis after rain.
While Silicon Valley’s been tinkering with chatty assistants for years, Humain swears it’ll be the first to roll out a full-blown OS that hears your every whim. Because nothing says “innovation” like beating the West at their own gadget game.
Development kicked off faster than a camel at the souk, with internal tests bossing around payroll and HR systems. Imagine accountants yelling “Raise my salary!” only to get a polite ding of denial – efficiency at its cheekiest.
The unnamed spokesperson, playing coy like a diplomat at a tea party, confirmed the beta’s been smoother than Saudi silk. No crashes, just computers nodding along like eager interns.
Yet Amin didn’t stop at software sweet talk. He dangled plans for 6 gigawatts of data center muscle – enough juice to power a small nation’s worth of AI dreams, though he coyly skipped the “where” like it’s state secrets wrapped in falafel.
PIF and oil behemoth Aramco inked a non-binding wink-nod deal for Aramco to snag a minority slice of Humain. It’s like merging a gas pump with a crystal ball – crude meets code in the ultimate buddy flick.
Aramco’s spiel? Pool their AI toys to turbocharge Humain’s world domination and crown Saudi Arabia the new AI sultanate. Because why drill for black gold when you can mine data diamonds?
Critics might smirk at oil money moonlighting as tech titans, but hey – if anyone’s got the cash to make computers converse in Arabic quips, it’s the folks who turned sand into skyscrapers.
Picture the chaos: No more “Where’s that file?” marathons. Just bark “Summarize my novel” and watch your machine sweat the details while you sip cardamom coffee.
Humain One’s core gig? It’s the digital majordomo, juggling hardware handoffs and app antics so seamlessly, you’ll wonder why we ever trusted point-and-click over plain old palaver.
Early adopters – think Riyadh’s elite execs – could soon dictate deals mid-desert dune bash. “Schedule the merger!” mid-sandstorm? Why not? The OS won’t judge your volume.
That Aramco hookup isn’t just fiscal flirtation. It’s a power play to fuse fossil-fuel smarts with silicon savvy, accelerating Humain’s sprint from startup to superpower.
Expect global ripples: Investors eyeing the East, where petrodollars pivot to pixels. And if Humain One flops? Well, at least it’ll be the politest failure – “I’m sorry, Dave, but your command was unclear. Shall I fetch a sheikh?”
As launch week looms, one thing’s clear: In the OS arena, Humain’s betting big on banter over buttons. Windows who? Your computer’s finally got ears – and it’s all thanks to a kingdom that knows how to command attention.
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