President Donald Trump has unveiled a significant agreement enabling the United Arab Emirates to acquire advanced American artificial intelligence semiconductors.
This move integrates the UAE into the burgeoning U.S. chip ecosystem, marking a pivotal development in the realm of global AI technology.
According to the Daily Caller, the deal was finalized in Abu Dhabi, concluding President Trump's three-nation Middle East tour. This announcement follows a series of AI-focused initiatives across the region, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which are poised to influence the global landscape of computing power and access.
Addressing business leaders at the Qasr Al-Watan palace, President Trump stated, "Yesterday the two countries also agreed to create a path for the UAE to buy some of the worlds most advanced AI semiconductors from American companies, a very big contract."
He emphasized the economic impact, noting, "This will generate billions and billions of dollars in business and accelerate the UAEs plans to become a really major player in artificial intelligence."
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick highlighted the strategic nature of the partnership, stating that American companies will manage data centers and cloud services in the UAE, with "strong security guarantees" to safeguard American technology.
Lutnick expressed his gratitude on X, saying, "Thankful for a great week in the Gulf with President Trump. We secured over $3 trillion in new investments and announced our first AI acceleration partnership. This is just the beginning."
This Emirati agreement is part of a broader series of negotiations in the Gulf region. Earlier in the week, Saudi Arabia's Humain startup secured a substantial order of Nvidia chips and an AMD partnership, totaling $10 billion.
Additionally, Amazon Web Services committed $5 billion to establish an "AI zone" aimed at training Saudi government models. These developments underscore the Gulf's growing influence in the AI sector, aligning with conservative principles of economic growth and technological advancement.
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