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The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are investing billions in US AI infrastructure. The deals could help the US in the AI race against China.
The Saudi firm launched with blockbuster deals already inked with Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, and AWS—US tech giants capable of building the infrastructure needed to train and power cutting-edge AI models. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other nations in the region have vast quantities of oil money, access to plenty of power, and a strong desire to shift towards more high-tech economies by building out cutting-edge tech infrastructure. In a statement announcing the change, the US Bureau of Industry and Security said the Biden rule “would have stifled American innovation and saddled companies with burdensome new regulatory requirements” and “undermined U.S. diplomatic relations with dozens of countries by downgrading them to second-tier status.”
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