In one of the most importa developmes in the field of artificial ielligence worldwide, the United Arab Emirates is set to be the first coury to provide free access to the ChatGpt Premium version for all citizens and resides. The project is part of a widespread agreeme between Openai and the UAE governme in the form of a project called Stargate Uae; A huge data cluster that is supposed to be the largest dedicated superconducting artificial ielligence in the world.
The Axius report shows that the cooperation was formed under a new initiative called “Openai for Couries”; A new model of participation between OpenAI and governmes with the aim of joi developme of native artificial ielligence infrastructure. Under the agreeme, the UAE will not only host the first largest data ceer for the project, but also have the advaage to make the ChatGPT Premium version free of charge; A service offered in other couries at a cost of $ 5 per moh.
The project is being implemeed in collaboration with the G42, one of the key players of the UAE technology ecosystem and the Openai strategic partner in the region. Also, according to the New York Times, the project will be part of a joi veure between Openai and large companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, Softbank, Cisco and the G42. The first phase of the data ceer is expected to be operational by next year.
But this global ambition has received reactions in the US capital. Some political figures in Washington have expressed concern over the security consequences of this level. In a conversation with ABC Network, Row Khana, a Democratic Congress, said:
“What happened to the slogan” First America “? Why don’t we build such a huge ceer in Pennsylvania or Ohio? “
However, others, including David Sachs, the White House artificial ielligence adviser to the Trump administration, have supported the project and have described it as a way to detain regional couries from tendency to Chinese technologies.
The project is also supposed to take advaage of the adaptive investme model; For each dollar invested in the UAE, the amou of equation will also be invested in the US -based infrastructure.
From a technical poi of view, the Stargate UAE project is set to operate at 1GW energy consumption; A figure that is sufficie to supply state electricity like Minnesota. If completed, the ceer will not only be infrastructure for more advanced Openai models, but can also draw a new perspective on the role of the Middle East in the future of global artificial ielligence.
As Sam Altman, CEO of Openai, has repeatedly emphasized:
“To develop the next -generation artificial ielligence, we need very large -scale infrastructure.”
The UAE now seems to be one of the first couries to respond seriously to this perspective.
