Trump’s UAE AI Deal: Jobs Lost, Concerns Raised
The UAE and US have agreed to build the world’s largest AI campus outside the US, a deal facilitated by the Trump administration and granting the UAE access to advanced US AI chips, potentially including 500,000 Nvidia chips annually. This agreement, involving US companies managing data centers, reverses previous restrictions aimed at preventing technology access by China. While boosting the UAE’s AI ambitions and benefiting US tech companies, the deal raises concerns about potential Chinese access to sensitive technology. The campus, a 10-square-mile facility in Abu Dhabi, will be built by a UAE firm but operated by US companies to ensure secure management.
John Q. Hosedrinker