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Trump agrees deal for UAE to build largest AI campus outside US

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Trump with the UAE president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Uae Presidential Court/EPA

The United Arab Emirates and the United States have signed an agreement for the Gulf country to build the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the US, one of several deals around AI made during Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East.

But the agreement has also raised concerns, since it would have faced restrictions under the previous administration over Washington’s fears that China could access the technology.

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