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OpenAI may build data centers in the UAE
OpenAI is reportedly considering building data centers in the United Arab Emirates to greatly expand its Middle East footprint.
OpenAI is reportedly considering building data centers in the United Arab Emirates to greatly expand its Middle East footprint. In 2023, the company partnered with Abu Dhabi’s AI firm G42, which last year received a $1.5 billion investment from OpenAI backer Microsoft.Meanwhile, an investment vehicle overseen by an Emirati royal family member, MGX, participated in a recent OpenAI funding round and plans to contribute to OpenAI’s Stargate AI infrastructure project. Earlier this month, the company launched a program, OpenAI for Countries, saying it will enable it to build out the local infrastructure needed to better serve international AI customers and “spread democratic AI.”
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