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Sources: the US has approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the UAE as part of the company's partnership with G42

- Lawmakers have raised concerns over the partnership, saying there is a risk it could open up a back door for China to access the advanced technology.

Microsoft calls for “clarity and consistency” over US export controls that have held up shipping AI chips to UAE-based G42, in which Microsoft invested $1.5B

Financial Times :

UAE-based G42 is working with the US and Emirati government “to comply with the highest global standards” in AI, after US lawmakers questioned its China ties

UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42 is actively working with U.S. partners and the Emirati government to comply …

A US congressional spokesperson says UAE scuttled meetings this month between congressional staff and G42 after the US raised concerns about Microsoft-G42 deal

Alexandra Alper / Reuters :

Two Republican US House Committee chairs call for an intelligence assessment of Microsoft's deal with Abu Dhabi's G42, including a focus on G42's China ties

Two Republican US House Committee chairs call for an intelligence assessment of Microsoft's deal with Abu Dhabi's G42, including a focus on G42's China ties

- Officials concerned that China could access sensitive US tech  — Lawmakers have had ‘productive’ conversations with Microsoft

A look at the national security fears around Microsoft's deal with Abu Dhabi's G42, including the US DOD's skepticism that G42 will entirely uncouple from China

Bloomberg :

Sources: Biden administration is encouraging US tech groups to seek AI deals in the UAE and brokered Microsoft's deal with G42, as it seeks an edge over China

Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher LinkedIn: Nick Hatcher : Fascinating read, and some very sma...

Sources: in 2023, Abu Dhabi's G42 and the US Commerce Department held talks that led to G42 agreeing to pare back its China presence to avoid punitive measures

Bloomberg :

Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42 plans to cut ties with Chinese hardware suppliers in favor of US counterparts, saying “we cannot work with both sides”

Financial Times :