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Trump’s Middle East Dealmaking Could Reshape the Global AI Race
- Donald Trump visited the Middle East last week, where he announced multibillion-dollar AI partnerships with Saudi Arabia and the UAE involving chip exports and infrastructure development.
- The visit followed Biden-era restrictions on advanced AI chip sales to these Gulf states, with Trump’s administration rescinding these rules to facilitate new deals.
- Key agreements include Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund launching AI startup Humain, and a US-UAE plan to build the largest data center complex outside the US in Abu Dhabi.
- David Sacks called the deals a “game-changer in the global AI race” that will “cement American technology as the global standard,” while some experts warn of national security risks from inadequate protections.
- These partnerships could reshape US-Gulf relations and the global AI landscape but also raise concerns about potential leverage by Gulf states and risks of technology reaching China.
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