OVI is an AI-native applicant tracking system (ATS) at ovi-me.com. You chat with AI agents Sora and Milo to source candidates, screen CVs, and run AI voice interviews in one workflow.

How do I sign in to OVI?

Sign in to OVI at https://ovi-me.com/auth with your work email or Google account. New teams can start a free trial from the homepage.

OVI AI refers to OVI's hiring agents — Milo for CV screening and Sora for sourcing — built into the AI-native ATS so recruiting teams chat to hire instead of clicking through traditional ATS screens.

OVI is the AI-native ATS where you chat to hire. Two AI agents — Sora for sourcing and Milo for screening — find candidates, score every CV, and run AI interviews, all controlled from a single chat.

What does "chat to hire" mean?

Chat to hire is OVI's AI-native hiring workflow: instead of clicking through a traditional ATS, you describe what you need in chat and OVI's AI agents source candidates, screen applicants, run AI interviews, and send outreach for you.

What is an AI-native ATS?

An AI-native ATS is an applicant tracking system built around AI agents rather than forms and pipelines. OVI's AI chat ATS lets recruiters source, screen, interview, and follow up through conversation — the agents do the work and surface only the candidates worth meeting.

Who are Sora and Milo?

Sora is OVI's AI sourcing agent — she scans LinkedIn, the open web, and your ATS history to find best-fit candidates and reach out in your name. Milo is OVI's AI screening agent — he scores every applicant against your rubric and surfaces a ranked shortlist.

How do OVI's AI interviews work?

OVI runs async AI interviews for every shortlisted candidate and returns scores, transcripts, and recordings — so your team only meets the people worth meeting.

The Gulf’s AI Arms Race: Sovereign Compute as Strategic Power

By Tim Kreling, Co-Founder, OVI

Published 2025-11-13

The Gulf’s Strategic Bet on Sovereign AI

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are accelerating their ambition to lead the global AI economy. These aren't just tech investments. They’re state-level bets on digital sovereignty, energy leverage, and long-term geopolitical advantage.

Key Infrastructure Developments

Saudi Arabia: HUMAIN and the 6 GW Vision
HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s newly launched national AI champion backed by PIF and Aramco, aims to build up to 6 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2034. The project is catalyzed by a $3 billion deal with Blackstone and leverages the Kingdom’s cheap, reliable energy to serve as the backbone for global-scale compute.

why it matters: At 6 GW, this would make Saudi one of the top three global players in AI infrastructure, challenging U.S. and Chinese dominance while creating a data gravity zone in MENA.

UAE: National AI Compute Hubs and U.S. Tech Partnerships
Dubai's telecom giant du launched "AI Park," a sovereign compute hub targeting 1 GW capacity. Complementing this is Microsoft’s $15.2 billion investment (2023–2029) to expand cloud and AI infrastructure in the UAE, including securing export licenses for 60,000+ NVIDIA GB300 GPUs.

why it matters: This marriage of sovereign ambition with U.S. tech enables the UAE to operate high-end AI clusters while maintaining local data residency, a critical feature in the new geopolitics of compute.

G42 and the Stargate Initiative
G42 is spearheading "Stargate UAE," a 1 GW compute cluster backed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank. It’s part of the $500 billion Stargate program designed to decentralize global AI compute.

why it matters: This firmly places the UAE at the crossroads of global AI deployment and serves as a hedge against fragmented AI supply chains.

Beyond Chips: Building Full-Stack Sovereignty

The Gulf’s AI push extends beyond infrastructure:

Talent Development: Saudi’s SAMAI program has trained 1 million Saudis in AI skills. The UAE’s MBZUAI is producing world-class PhDs and MScs in core AI fields.
Foundation Models: The Arabic-language large language model ALLAM reflects the region’s intent to build culturally and linguistically localized AI capabilities.
Startup Acceleration: A $100M Global AI Innovation Fund (Presight + Shorooq Partners) is funding MENA-native AI startups to fill regional gaps in the AI stack.

why it matters: Owning not just compute but also models, talent, and startups gives these nations end-to-end control of their AI futures.

The Global Supply Chain Recalibration

As export restrictions tighten on AI chips and data residency becomes politically sensitive, the Gulf’s sovereign AI posture is a model of digital non-alignment. By combining state capital, geopolitical neutrality, and infrastructure ambition, Saudi and the UAE are redrawing the map of where AI is built and scaled.

why it matters: The global AI race now depends not just on model innovation, but on physical control over data, chips, and energy. The Gulf is no longer just a buyer of AI––it’s becoming a builder of global AI foundations.