Trump’s AI Plan Gets Immediate Backing from UAE as $1.4 Trillion Partnership Gains Speed.

On July 23, 2025, former President Donald Trump officially announced his long-awaited “AI Action Plan,” signaling a new wave of investment, infrastructure, and security strategy around artificial intelligence. But the most immediate and enthusiastic response came from an unexpected but deeply trusted partner — the United Arab Emirates. UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba not only endorsed the plan but confirmed the UAE is ready to fast-track a joint U.S.–UAE AI strategy.

At the heart of this alliance? Scale. The U.S. has authorized the UAE to import up to 500,000 Nvidia H100 chips annually from 2025 to 2027 — powering a 5-gigawatt AI campus under development in Abu Dhabi by Emirati firm G42 and U.S. tech partners. It will span 10 square miles and act as a global hub for AI research, training models, and enterprise deployment. That’s not just vision — that’s deployment-level ambition.

But the partnership runs deeper than silicon. The UAE has committed a $1.4 trillion investment framework over 10 years focused on U.S. AI infrastructure, chip production, rare-earth mining, clean energy, and manufacturing — including a major aluminum smelter operation. It's a real bet on American industry, innovation, and workforce renewal. The move is also expected to support thousands of new U.S. jobs, sparking what could become a new tech–manufacturing boom.

What makes this moment historic isn’t just the numbers — it’s the level of trust. Only a few nations have been invited into America’s sensitive AI infrastructure orbit, and the UAE stands out for its reliability, joint data safeguards, export compliance, and national security alignment. This isn’t just a handshake — it’s a full-blown tech alliance reshaping how democracies collaborate on next-gen technologies.