Trump and Abu Dhabi Ink Partnership to build a massive AI data center complex in the United Arab Emirates

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The United States and the United Arab Emirates will work together to build a massive data center complex in Abu Dhabi in order to promote artificial intelligence functions with 5 gigawatts of capacity-to operate a big city.

According to the trade department, the agreement, which was announced on Thursday during the visit of US President Donald Trump in the VAE, will mark the greatest commitment outside of the United States outside the United States. It will start with a 1 gigawatt AI calculation center, but will eventually include 10 square miles.

The project is also expected to expand the footprint of the American AI and Cloud companies in the Middle East and enable them to better serve the global south.

No companies were mentioned in the announcement of the trade department, although Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was discovered at one of the VAE meetings of Trump. Nvidia refused to comment.

Trump has worked on promoting AI investments because the success of US technology companies is considered the key to storing the USA as a global superpower.

“By expanding the world's leading American tech stacks to an important strategic partner in the region, this agreement is an important milestone for the vision of President Trump for the US KI dominance,” said Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnick in a statement.

The United Arab Emirates also said that by 2031 it would like to become a leading worldwide company in artificial intelligence.

Before Trump's visit, Sarah Al Amiri, the Minister of Education of the United Arab Emirates, said that the country wants to diversify its economy, especially in the areas of AI and technology. Investments in the AI ​​infrastructure are considered crucial for securing the future of the region.

The White House also announced an agreement on Thursday, according to which the United Arab Emirates in the United States, which are “at least as large and powerful”, built or financed in the United Arab Emirates.