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UAE's government is making bold moves to cement its status in the global AI landscape. It is committing a substantial $1.5 billion investment toward expanding data center capacity and integrating AI into its broader energy strategy, dubbed Vision 2050. The country is also investing heavily in solar energy projects, which will further decrease the cost of power and increase sustainability.
This strategic push is exemplified by the announcement of a massive US-UAE data center project, featuring a five-gigawatt AI campus that will employ state-of-the-art Nvidia chips. Such infrastructure is aimed at positioning the UAE as the Middle East’s primary AI innovation hub, capable of supporting considerable computational loads at a fraction of the cost faced elsewhere.