Project ISAAAC is a flagship innovation initiative by Kingdom Investment Corporation Limited (KICL), envisioned as the world’s first AI-native intelligence system designed specifically for the next generation of smart cities. Unlike traditional infrastructure-led development models, ISAAAC is not tied to a specific geography. Instead, it is a global framework that can be implemented across diverse urban environments—designed to learn from each city, evolve through continuous data integration, and scale globally with inclusivity at its core.

At the heart of ISAAAC is the concept of an AI “brain” for the city—an integrated, learning-based intelligence system that makes urban environments more responsive, efficient, and equitable. This system is developed across four interdependent layers. The first layer focuses on infrastructure: building high-performance data centers and computing environments, strategically located across multiple countries to support global learning and system resilience. These data centers will serve as the digital backbone for ISAAAC, enabling rapid, secure processing of urban-scale data.

The second layer develops the core AI and blockchain systems, working in collaboration with existing global leaders in artificial intelligence—including OpenAI, DeepSeek, SenseTime, and others. These partnerships ensure that ISAAAC is both technologically advanced and interoperable, drawing from the strengths of various platforms while remaining adaptable to different regulatory and cultural contexts.

The third layer brings ISAAAC to life through applied city-scale systems. This includes digital twin environments that replicate and simulate real-time urban dynamics, automation platforms for managing energy, mobility, and waste, and advanced tools to support robotic deployment, autonomous infrastructure, and smart economic functions such as banking, trade, and logistics. By embedding intelligence into everyday city systems, ISAAAC shifts smart urbanism from static infrastructure to living, evolving environments.

The final layer delivers ISAAAC as a full-stack service platform. From urban safety and environmental monitoring to citizen engagement and predictive maintenance, the system provides a modular suite of AI-powered tools that cities can adopt based on their needs and capacities. This service layer makes ISAAAC both scalable and accessible—capable of supporting both major megacities and emerging urban hubs.

To ensure sovereignty, security, and developmental integrity, KICL will also develop its own network of AI-ready data centers across key regions. These facilities will continuously feed into and learn from the ISAAAC system, creating a federated intelligence network where insights from one region enhance system intelligence globally. This approach positions ISAAAC not only as a technological innovation, but also as a living, ethical architecture for inclusive urban development.

Project ISAAAC ultimately represents a new philosophy for future cities—one where intelligence is decentralized, technology is inclusive, and development is guided by the principles of accessibility, adaptability, and augmentation. Through this initiative, KICL aims to shape a future where cities are not just smarter, but more humane, equitable, and resilient.