AI partnership momentum builds following announcement of 5GW UAE-US AI campus and chip approval at leaders meeting in Davos last year
davos, switzerland, January 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao joined David Sachs, White House Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. cryptocurrencyto have a timely discussion about the future of US-UAE AI cooperation and what it will take to compete at scale in the global AI race.
As AI rapidly moves from experimentation to mass adoption, the panel emphasized the central reality that AI leadership is defined by ecosystem partnerships, infrastructure readiness, and access to energy and computing at unprecedented scale. Speaking at the UAE Pavilion, Sachs highlighted the UAE and the G42 as key partners that will enable the next phase of AI growth, emphasizing the importance of a trusted partner who can deliver gigawatts of power and bring AI into the U.S. technology stack.
From a G42 perspective, Mr. Xiao shared insights from building and operating large-scale AI infrastructure, emphasizing that trust, execution, and long-term investment are the cornerstones of success. He highlighted the UAE’s unique ability to efficiently support global AI workloads from Abu Dhabi and reach billions of users around the world with ultra-low latency, reinforcing the role of AI penetration in maintaining US leadership.
The conversation builds on major milestones in U.S.-UAE AI collaboration, including the announcement of plans for the largest 5GW UAE-U.S. AI campus outside the U.S. and recent U.S. approval to support advanced AI computing for the G42.
To learn more about how U.S.-UAE AI cooperation is shaping the future of global AI leadership, read the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/dF2SollBR_k
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G42 is a technology retention group and a global leader in artificial intelligence, delivering impactful solutions across sectors including government, healthcare, energy, finance and space. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi and with operations around the world, G42 is building an intelligence grid that delivers intelligence on demand, securely and at scale.
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