News Summary

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States have signed a landmark agreement to build the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside the US, located in Abu Dhabi. This significant deal, announced during Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, represents a major step in deepening the AI partnership between the two nations. The campus, covering 10 square miles with 5GW power capacity, will be built by the Abu Dhabi state-backed firm G42, while American companies will manage the datacentres and cloud services. The agreement allows the UAE to import 500,000 of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips annually starting from 2025, reflecting a shift in US policy under Trump towards easing restrictions that were in place during the Biden administration. This move is part of the UAE’s broader strategy to become a global AI leader, while balancing its relations with both the US and China. The project is backed by security assurances and aims to align UAE’s national security regulations with US standards, despite concerns about China potentially accessing the technology.