All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2025-11-04 · 29 min · 5,189 words

Inside Saudi Arabia's AI Ambition: Tareq Amin on Building a New Tech Superpower

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I believe connectivity is a human right. I felt that this is a great opportunity to really build and enable a country like Saudi Arabia that has a incredible potential and capability to really build a digital champion and a digital hub for the region. This is the first time I landed in a place where I feel unhome. Ladies and gentlemen, Please welcome humane Tarek Amin.

See him. I did it. So I've been spending a lot more time in the Middle East, in the region. It's changing so dramatically, year after year. And I'm going to be, I announced on the podcast two weeks ago, I'll be doing Founder University.

in Riyadh on November 3rd, 4th and 5th. And I'm really excited to partner with such a dynamic country. Maybe you could fill us in on what's changed over the last five years in the region. Well thank you very much. First of all I must say it's the first time I did an event that's only 45 minutes away from my home.

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