NVIDIA’s Game-Changing $H100 AI GPU Deal: US Approves Sale to UAE’s G42

The US has given NVIDIA permission to sell H100 AI GPUs to G42 in the UAE. This shows that the US is willing to be more open in its trade policies with allies and helps the growing AI market in the Middle East.

The US government has given the go-ahead for NVIDIA’s cutting-edge AI chips to G42, an AI-focused company in the UAE. This shows that trade policies will be less strict with “friendly” countries.

The Biden administration makes it easier for partner countries to trade, which increases US tech influence around the world. There are signs that the Biden government is now willing to let NVIDIA’s AI chips leave the country.

The US still doesn’t want to do this with countries that are at odds with it, but countries in the Middle East, especially the UAE, are very interested in improving their AI computing power. That’s why the US has now given Team Green the “green light” to sell its goods to those countries. Now, Semafor says that NVIDIA is going to sell its Hopper H100 AI GPUs to the UAE company G42. This is because both companies want to have a bigger impact on the markets.

It wouldn’t be unfair to call the Middle East the next “China” when it comes to the size and growth of AI markets in the area. And among all the growth, UAE’s G42 stands out. The company is quickly adding more data centers in the country. To stop “technology transfer” to places like China, all of the gear is coming from Western partners. Aside from that, G42 has not used any Chinese parts and has also taken out any that were there, both to show their commitment and to rule out the chance of a Chinese backdoor.

G42 is also becoming more important around the world after Microsoft reportedly gave the company $1.5 billion to help with infrastructure and model training. The business has also worked with Cerebras, a maker of AI chips, to build data centers in the UAE. G42 wants to build some of the biggest data centers in the world in the country. This will help US technology spread to areas that are growing and could help them compete with China, which also has a huge tech presence in the UAE.

It was recently announced that the Qatari telecoms company Ooredoo bought thousands of NVIDIA’s AI GPUs for their GPU-as-a-Service program. This gives clients access to a cutting-edge AI ecosystem for large-scale developments and generative AI integrations. The UAE isn’t the only country that has bought NVIDIA’s AI products. Besides this, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman visited the Middle East a few months ago to try to get investors for his “AI ventures” plans. This shows once again how important the area is for the whole world.