UAE-based AI company G42 removed $150 million worth of Huawei equipment and brought in an external auditor after U.S. officials pushed it to sever technology ties with Chinese firms, according to the source material. Washington had previously worried that advanced AI semiconductors from U.S. suppliers such as Nvidia could allow sensitive technology to reach China through G42.
The report says the CIA sent veteran operative Johnny Gannon to Abu Dhabi to maintain ongoing oversight of G42. During the final stretch of the Biden administration, the U.S. approved conditional exports of AI chips to the UAE. After the Trump administration took office, the Stargate UAE AI infrastructure project involving OpenAI and Nvidia moved forward, while the Commerce Department recently eased AI semiconductor export controls to the UAE. That change leaves G42 able to buy Nvidia core products without restrictions for the next nine months.
The source also notes that some people raised conflict-of-interest questions tied to commitments by parties related to UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to invest in Trump family-linked businesses. The White House denied those claims.
UAE AI company G42 has removed $150 million worth of Huawei equipment and can now buy Nvidia core products without restrictions for the next nine months, according to the source material.
The report says the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency sent veteran operative Johnny Gannon to Abu Dhabi to carry out ongoing supervision and management of G42, with the goal of pushing the company to cut technology ties with Chinese firms.
U.S. officials had previously worried that if G42 gained access to advanced American AI semiconductors from suppliers including Nvidia, key technology could ultimately flow to China. G42 later removed Huawei equipment valued at $150 million and brought in an external audit firm, accepting rectification demands raised by the U.S. side.
Near the end of the Biden administration, the United States approved conditional AI chip exports to the UAE. After the Trump administration took office, the Stargate UAE AI infrastructure project involving OpenAI and Nvidia moved ahead. The U.S. Commerce Department has also recently loosened AI semiconductor export controls on the UAE in a major way, allowing G42 to purchase Nvidia core products without restrictions over the next nine months.
The source adds that some people had raised conflict-of-interest questions over commitments by parties related to UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan to invest in Trump family-linked businesses. The White House denied those claims.
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