Qualcomm's 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment — Saudi Arabia's Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems

Qualcomm's AI100 chip, introduced in 2019, has landed a significant deployment with Saudi Arabia's Humain, which received 1,024 systems. Despite the chip's age and limitations in memory capacity, Humain may have opted for it due to current chip shortages and high demand from other tech giants. This deployment marks Qualcomm's first major scale deployment, although the company has plans for newer AI chips in the coming years. Humain also has partnerships with Nvidia and AMD, indicating a diverse AI infrastructure.