On September 27-28, 2025, Reuters reported that UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met to discuss cooperation in AI research and practical applications, as part of a vision to build an integrated national ecosystem. Impact: Deeper partnerships that could bring training projects and the deployment of government and educational models and applications. Significance: Reflects a regional trend to attract AI infrastructure and knowledge to support economic diversification plans.
UAE and OpenAI discuss expanding cooperation.
