The United States and United Arab Emirates will partner to build a massive data center complex in Abu Dhabi to advance artificial intelligence capabilities with 5-gigawatts of capacity \u2014 enough to power a major city. <\/p>\n
The agreement, announced Thursday during US President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to the UAE, will mark the largest data center deployment outside of the United States, according to the Commerce Department. It will begin with a 1-gigawatt AI data center, but will eventually span 10 square miles. <\/p>\n
The project is also expected to expand the footprint of American AI and cloud companies in the Middle East, allowing them to better serve the global south. <\/p>\n
No companies were named in the Commerce Department\u2019s announcement, although Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted at one of Trump\u2019s UAE meetings. Nvidia declined to comment. <\/p>\n
Trump has been working to push AI investment, as the success of US tech companies are seen as key to retaining the US\u2019s position as a global superpower. <\/p>\n
\u201cBy extending the world\u2019s leading American tech stack to an important strategic partner in the region, this agreement is a major milestone in achieving President Trump\u2019s vision for US AI dominance,\u201d Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement. <\/p>\n
The UAE has also said it wants to become a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2031. <\/p>\n
Ahead of Trump\u2019s visit, UAE Minister of Education Sarah Al Amiri said the country is looking to diversify its economy, especially in the areas of AI and technology. Investments in AI infrastructure are seen as crucial to securing the region\u2019s post-oil future. <\/p>\n
The White House also announced on Thursday an agreement under which the UAE has committed to build or finance data centers in the United States that are \u201cat least as large and as powerful\u201d as those in the UAE. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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