WHITE HOUSE REVEALS AI DATA CAMPUS COLLABORATION WITH THE UAE
The United States and the United Arab Emirates are joining forces to develop a large-scale artificial intelligence campus, described as the biggest facility of its kind outside the U.S., according to an announcement from the White House on Thursday.
The data center, to be located in Abu Dhabi, will be constructed by the Emirati company G42, working alongside multiple American firms, as detailed in a statement from the Department of Commerce. The project is set to have a capacity of 5 gigawatts and span 10 square miles.
The specific U.S. companies involved have not been named.
“In the UAE, American firms will run the data centers and provide U.S.-managed cloud services across the region,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik stated in the release. “The agreement also includes robust security measures to prevent any unauthorized transfer of U.S. technology.”
This partnership was announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to the UAE, part of a wider Middle East tour where he met with regional leaders and unveiled several new agreements.