UAE’s AI Ambitions Include Making Advanced Semiconductors
- Minister says plans are long term and depend on US partnership
- OpenAI’s Altman reportedly seeking UAE funding for chips bid
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The United Arab Emirates is seeking support from the US to become a producer of advanced semiconductors, a crucial component of the supply chain for artificial intelligence, as part of its plans to be a leading hub for the technology.
“The only way this will work is if we’re able to build sustainable and long-term partnerships with countries like the United States where we are able to build cutting-edge chips,” Omar Al Olama, the UAE’s minister of state for artificial intelligence, said in an interview, cautioning that the work is at an early stage.