沙特阿美公司以人工智能资产和26亿美元换取了政府人工智能旗舰企业HUMAIN 49%的股份，沙特王国再次依靠这家国有石油巨头来支撑其多元化发展目标。
Saudi Aramco acquired a 49% stake in HUMAIN, the government’s AI champion, in exchange for AI assets and $2.6 billion as the kingdom once again leans on the state-controlled oil producer to power its diversification goals.
这笔交易进一步将公共投资基金（PIF）与阿美公司紧密捆绑：该主权财富基金已持有阿美公司16%的股份，此举旨在为基金提供稳定的股息收入，而PIF总督亚西尔·鲁迈扬同时也是阿美公司董事长。沙特阿拉伯经常求助于阿美公司——被视为“沙特公司”最高效的部分——以帮助实现其雄心。这家石油巨头还在建设体育场、投资可再生能源项目，且常在低迷时期借贷以维持对国家的资金支持。
The deal further intertwines Public Investment Fund, which owns the rest of HUMAIN, with Aramco: The Saudi wealth fund already holds a 16% stake in Aramco, a transfer aimed at giving the fund a steady stream of dividend income, and PIF Governor Yasir Al Rumayyan is also chairman of the oil company. Saudi Arabia has frequently turned to Aramco, considered the most effective part of Saudi Inc., to help deliver its ambitions. The oil giant is also building a stadium, investing in renewable power projects, and often borrows during downturns to maintain funding to the state.
在PIF的许多雄心被削减、更加注重从其他投资者处获取资金、回报率下降之际，阿美公司的最新注资将助推投资计划。
The latest cash injection from Aramco will help fuel investment plans at a time when many of the PIF’s ambitions are being cut back, there’s a greater focus on getting funding from other investors, and returns are falling.
作为交易一部分转移的资产细节尚未披露，但预计阿美公司将把其技术部门阿美数字公司（原由HUMAIN首席执行官塔里克·阿明领导）内部开发的人工智能基础设施部分注入HUMAIN。阿美公司将保留对其风投部门的控制权，该部门已在硅谷设有办公室并投资科技多年。
Details of the assets transferred as part of the deal have not been disclosed, but Aramco is expected to put some of its AI infrastructure developed within its technology unit, Aramco Digital (which used to be led by HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin), into HUMAIN. Aramco will keep control of its venture arm, which already has a Silicon Valley office and has been investing in tech for years.