London CNN —Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi’s G42, an artificial intelligence group that has faced questions over its ties to China.
The companies will collaborate on AI and digital infrastructure, in a move that sees Microsoft’s AI empire expand into the Middle East for the first time.
G42 and Microsoft say they have committed to comply with US and international trade rules as part of their partnership.
Microsoft has forged high-profile partnerships with several AI companies, in an attempt to position itself as a leader in the technology.
“It’s all about this new AI era,” Smith told CNN in February.
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Peng Xiao, —, Xiao, Brad Smith, ”, OpenAI, “, ” Smith
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