Saudi startup Humain to launch voice-controlled computer OS

Humain, the AI startup backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is planning to launch a voice-controlled computer operating system this week.

Humain 1 was created as an alternative to the mouse or touch-based systems, predominantly Windows and macOS, which have been used to operate personal computers in various forms since the 1980s.

“Rather than looking at icons where you click for discrete applications, now you (…) speak your intent,” Humain CEO Tareq Amin said at the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh.

Humain has been testing the operating system internally for its own payroll and Human Resources systems, Reuters reports.