Overview
- UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said the first batch of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips has been delivered to the country, with more shipments on the way.
- The ambassador announced that a 5-gigawatt AI campus linked to the US is under construction in Abu Dhabi and that the first 200 megawatts will come online very soon.
- US export controls shaped the deal and, as reported by officials, Washington allowed the transfers after security assurances designed to prevent diversion of the chips.
- US Undersecretary Jacob Helberg described a joint “common operating picture” for Abu Dhabi-based G42 to give American policymakers visibility into how UAE AI clusters are accessed.
- Officials framed the buildout as the payoff from a decade of UAE AI planning and investment, with outside assessments ranking the country an advanced AI power.