UAE set to deepen AI links with the United States after past curbs over China
The Hindu
Granting the UAE more access to the most advanced chips, manufactured by firms like Nvidia, would be a major turnaround.
The United Arab Emirates is expected to secure a deal giving it expanded access to advanced artificial intelligence chips from the United States, after previously facing restrictions over Washington's concerns that China could get its hands on the technology.
Such a long-coveted deal, expected to be finalised while U.S. President Donald Trump is in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, would be a major win for the UAE, which has been trying to balance its relations with its longtime ally the U.S. and its largest trading partner China.
The UAE, a major oil producer, has been spending billions of dollars in a push to become a global AI player. But its ties to China had limited access to U.S. chips under former President Joe Biden.
A source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the UAE and U.S. had finalised a technology framework agreement and that it would require commitments on both sides to the security of the technology.
The U.S. pursued protectionist policies for years to curb China's access to advanced semiconductors, including ensuring the chips do not end up in the country via third parties.
Regulations appear to be easing under Trump, whose AI czar David Sacks said in Riyadh on Tuesday that the Biden administration's export controls were "never intended to capture friends, allies, strategic partners".
Granting the UAE more access to the most advanced chips, manufactured by firms like Nvidia, would be a major turnaround.
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