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>>A_Duck+(OP)
He is not the only AI related entity doing business in the Middle East. Look at G42’s and King Abdullah University’s partnership with Cerebras Systems.

I was not aware that the Arab states were such a Mecca (pun very much intended) for AI, but there must be something there… why pass over any number of American partnerships?

Especially in today’s geopolitical climate.

>>mikrl+u9
I mean, I'll state the obvious: Money.

That, and despite a lot of really bad PR (and a lot of very real human rights abuses) the Saudi's are not as black as they're painted.

>>dijit+Ia
G42 is Emirati, but KAUST is Saudi as you mentioned. Not sure what the PR on the UAE is like.