The folly of Trump’s Gulf states AI chip deals

The folly of Trump’s Gulf states AI chip deals
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The Washington Post
By Jim SecretoPresident Donald Trump’s tech deals with the Persian Gulf states are recasting where the future of artificial intelligence will be built – and who will control it. And that future might not favour the United States.During his trip to the Middle East last week, Trump’s administration announced plans for the United Arab Emirates to import hundreds of thousands of Nvidia’s most advanced semiconductors. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, is planning to deploy more than 18,000 AI chips in a new 500-megawatt data cent...

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