OpenAI deepens Abu Dhabi foothold as Sam Altman inks deals spanning energy, government and investment

Abu Dhabi has signed agreements with OpenAI to integrate artificial intelligence into various sectors, including government, investment, food, and education. The deals were finalized after a meeting between Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Altman praised the UAE's bold approach to AI integration, stating that the country is setting a global standard for public and private sector collaboration. The government and OpenAI are set to launch the world's first AI-native Machine-Readable Government initiative, which will translate government policies and regulations into machine-readable form.

This will enable AI-powered systems to assist officials in regulatory compliance assessments, such as permits and certificates, while maintaining government oversight and accountability.

The first phase of the project is already underway, with the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) focusing on food imports. The technology behind this initiative will run on OpenAI's GPT models, utilizing inference infrastructure located in the UAE.

In a separate agreement, Mubadala, Inception42, and OpenAI have committed to deploying advanced AI capabilities for investment analysis, opportunity identification, and risk assessment. This partnership aims to ensure more informed investment decisions in the UAE.

Additionally, Inception42 and OpenAI have entered into a five-year agreement to promote the adoption of OpenAI's Frontier platform across government, enterprise, and education. The collaboration will deliver enterprise solutions for large UAE organizations, combining OpenAI's Frontier platform and AI engineering expertise with Inception42's applied AI capabilities and professional services.