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UAE’s G42 and Microsoft aim for ‘responsible’ AI goals

By Pramod Kumar
The new centres planned with Microsoft will position Abu Dhabi as a global hub for AI innovation, said G42 CEO Peng Xiao G42
The new centres planned with Microsoft will position Abu Dhabi as a global hub for AI innovation, said G42 CEO Peng Xiao

UAE artificial intelligence (AI) company G42 and US tech giant Microsoft will open two centres in Abu Dhabi to advance work on “responsible” AI practices.

The first centre will see academic researchers and AI practitioners from the private sector develop, document and share emerging “responsible” AI best practices in the Middle East and the Global South.

The second will serve the expansion of Microsoft’s AI for Good Research Lab into the UAE capital, supporting AI projects to address key societal goals.

The two companies will work alongside the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council, launched in January, to develop plans and research programmes to promote Abu Dhabi’s status in AI and advanced technology.

The new centres will leverage technology to solve real-world challenges, positioning Abu Dhabi as a global hub for AI innovation, said G42 CEO Peng Xiao.

The deal extends the partnership announced in April, in which Microsoft committed $1.5 billion to support G42’s global expansion strategy.

G42 is chaired by the UAE’s national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and backed by investors, including the UAE sovereign fund Mubadala and the US private equity company Silver Lake.

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