Saudi’s national AI company just launched Allam - the world’s first Arabic foundation model, trained on regional data, dialects, and culture. By Tim Kreling, Co-Founder, OVI Published 2025-08-29 🌍 MENA builds its own AI.Not fine-tuned. Not translated. Trained from scratch. 📢 Saudi’s national AI company just launched Allam - the world’s first Arabic foundation model, trained on regional data, dialects, and culture.This isn't just a model. It’s a statement.→ Arabic-first. Saudi-built. Globally relevant. 🎧 In today’s Spark, we break it down in 60 seconds: Why Arabic is underrepresented in global models How Allam 34B is different What AI sovereignty actually means And what this shift says about the future of local AI power 🎙️ This is Episode 4 of Spark — by Hired by AIOne voice. One minute. Smarter hiring, smarter tech. Related readingInside Saudi Aramco's AI Talent Factory: How the World's Most Profitable Company Is Building a 6,000-Developer Pipeline Under Vision 2030August 2025 GCC AI Roundup: Saudi and UAE Push Forward with Education, Infrastructure, and Sovereign AINo Legacy, No Limits: How Riyadh Air Built the World's First AI-Native HR System From ScratchHow DIFC Is Recruiting 25,000 AI-Finance Hybrids: Inside the World's First AI-Native Financial Centre's Talent PlaybookSaudi Arabia's Year of AI: 1 Million Trained, Only 11,000 Deployed — The Gap That Will Define GCC Hiring in 2026