President Trump’s recent tech business deals with Middle Eastern regimes such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia aim to strengthen the global importance of American silicon and AI, but also help the countries to develop and distribute cutting-edge technologies.
It also helps to enhance US techno-influence as a means of competition against China, noted Robert Tager, director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative at the University of Oxford, as it doesn’t want countries using Huawei for AI chips.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have both invested significantly in academic and industry labs working on AI research, but having access to substantial AI computing power will help accelerate the region’s modest progress, according to experts.
Trade tensions between the US and China may also complicate the development of AI hardware and infrastructure.
