IBM and Aramco Explore Collaboration to Accelerate AI and Innovation Across Saudi Arabia

IBM and Aramco Explore Collaboration to Accelerate AI and Innovation Across Saudi Arabia

By CNW Group
Publication Date: 2026-05-05 16:01:00

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aramco (2222.SE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI, automation, material science and other mutually agreed domains in the industrial sector. The collaboration builds on a longstanding relationship and strong alignment around innovation, operational excellence, and solving complex, large-scale challenges.

Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM, and Sami Al Ajmi, Senior Vice President of Digital & Information Technology at Saudi Aramco, discuss accelerating AI and innovation across Saudi Arabia at Think 2026. (Credit: Connie Zhou for IBM)

The announcement was made at THINK Boston, IBM’s global flagship event, in the presence of Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM, Sami Al Ajmi, Senior Vice President of Digital & Information Technology at Aramco, along with senior executives and other…