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AMD's Instinct Systems Are Now Live in Saudi Arabia -- Here's What the Next 250 Megawatts Are Worth to the Stock

Key PointsAMD, Cisco and HUMAIN said Monday that Instinct MI355X-based AI infrastructure is live in Saudi Arabia and serving customers.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco, and HUMAIN, an AI company backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, announced on Monday that their AI infrastructure in the Kingdom is now operational. The systems, powered by AMD Instinct MI355X graphics processing units (GPUs), are providing computing power for training AI models and running them after they have been trained.

While chip partnerships are announced frequently in the industry, the fact that this capacity is now live is a significant milestone. For AMD, whose AI strategy relies on long-term commitments that extend into the future, this achievement is particularly noteworthy. Speaking about the launch, AMD CEO Lisa Su emphasized that they are constructing an open, high-performance AI platform that is currently serving customers and will continue to expand in the years ahead.

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