Nvidia is building the United Arab Emirates’s path to AI power.

The Gulf state’s AI capacity still depends entirely on chips and models built in the U.S.

Nvidia plans to release a free, open-weight AI model designed to rival China’s best, running on hardware it sells across the Gulf.

How much control Washington keeps over the model’s terms remains the open question for Gulf allies.

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tracks Nvidia's vertical stack completion (chips+software) ending UAE's US-China neutrality after G42's pivot to win Nvidia access

Sources: Rest of World