OpenAI Signs Multiple AI Cooperation Agreements With Abu Dhabi

According to reports from the Abu Dhabi Media Office and CNBC, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council, and witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation agreements with Abu Dhabi spanning sectors including energy, investment, and government. In the energy field, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), G42’s Inception42, and OpenAI have struck a deal to deploy OpenAI’s cutting-edge models in ADNOC’s operations, making it the first energy company to adopt such technology. The capabilities are built on GPT models and use inference infrastructure based in the United Arab Emirates. For investment, sovereign investment firm Mubadala, Inception42, and OpenAI agreed to apply advanced AI to investment analysis, opportunity identification, and risk assessment. On the government front, the Abu Dhabi government and OpenAI launched the "Machine-Readable Government" initiative, which will convert some policies and regulations into machine-readable formats to support routine assessments such as licensing and compliance, with final decisions remaining with government officials. Separately, per the official statement, Inception42 and OpenAI also signed a five-year agreement to advance the deployment of cutting-edge AI across UAE government, corporate, and education sectors. CNBC noted that OpenAI is seeking to raise up to around $20 billion in a new funding round, led by a consortium of UAE investors.