Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN and Qualcomm Prepare AI PC for On-Device Models and Agents

Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN is preparing a new AI PC with Qualcomm that is designed to run AI agents and models directly on the device rather than in the cloud. The company has been teasing the laptop ahead of a planned reveal around LEAP in Riyadh, signaling a push to build locally designed, agentic AI hardware for both consumer and business use. The device matters because it reflects Saudi Arabia’s broader effort to develop its own AI ecosystem and reduce reliance on foreign-hosted computing for advanced AI features.