UAE, US Presidents attend unveiling of 5GW AI Campus in Abu Dhabi

Largest AI Campus outside the US

The new AI campus, the largest outside the US, will host US hyperscalers and large enterprises. It aims to provide regional compute resources capable of serving nearly half of the global population.

Campus features and sustainability

The campus will include 5GW of capacity for AI data centres, powered by nuclear, solar, and gas sources to minimise carbon emissions. A science park will also be established on-site to advance AI innovation.

UAE-US strategic AI partnership

The project will be developed by G42 and operated in partnership with several US companies. It is part of the newly launched US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership, aimed at deepening bilateral collaboration on AI and advanced technologies.

Regulated access and strategic operations

Access to the compute resources will be regulated jointly by the UAE and US governments, reserved for US hyperscalers and approved cloud service providers.

Statements by UAE and US officials

His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council, said the campus demonstrates the UAE’s commitment to global AI leadership and sustainable innovation.

US Secretary of Commerce Howard W. Lutnick called the campus “a historic Middle Eastern partnership on AI,” highlighting its role in expanding the American tech footprint and fulfilling President Trump’s vision of US AI dominance.

UAE’s ongoing AI leadership

The UAE has long led AI adoption, becoming the first country to appoint a federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence in 2017 and establishing the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in 2019.

National AI strategy

Launched in 2017, the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence continues to drive transformative AI integration across sectors such as education, healthcare, transportation, and energy—cementing the UAE’s role as a global AI hub.