U.S. Approves Advanced Chip Sales to Middle East A.I. Giants in Major Policy Reversal

U.S. Approves Advanced Chip Sales to Middle East A.I. Giants in Major Policy Reversal

The U.S. approved up to 35,000 high-end chips each for Saudi Arabia’s Humain and the UAE’s G42, reversing past export limits and boosting Gulf A.I. plans.

Why Trump’s AI diplomacy is doomed to fail

This week, chips were on the menu in the White House. “When you ask about AI and chips, Saudi Arabia has a huge need for computing power,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said at a press conference on Tuesday with President Trump, where he floated a potential $50 billion purchase of American microchips. Trump’s Commerce Department signed off on exporting 70,000 such advanced microchips made by Nvidia to state-owned artificial intelligence…

Trump’s AI thaw: How Europe and the Gulf can protect against American and Chinese tech pressure

Cover image: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Evan Vucci It is no coincidence artificial intelligence topped the agenda in this week’s White House meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and President Donald Trump. Arab Gulf states are betting on AI to protect their wealth and global importance in the post-oil era. Countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have already invested tens of billions of dollars to po…

U.S. greenlights AI chip exports to Gulf tech giants after Saudi Crown Prince's Washington visit

The approval marks a major reversal for the U.S., which had previously balked at the idea of direct exports to state-backed AI companies in the Gulf.

Commerce Department Authorizes Export Of Advanced AI Chips To Companies In UAE, Saudi Arabia

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G42 gets US approval for advanced AI chip exports

It will receive AI chips with computing power equivalent to 35,000 GB300 processors