AI chip startup Cerebras Systems is set to deploy its infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates to support the Gulf state’s fast-growing artificial intelligence sector, as well as expanding markets in India and Pakistan. CEO Andrew Feldman shared the company’s plans in an interview with a common news platform.
“I’m very confident that there will be big clusters here of our gear,” Feldman said, referring to the Stargate project, part of a U.S.-UAE collaboration to build the world’s largest AI data centre network outside the United States. He added that the project would involve “megawatts worth of equipment.”
California-based Cerebras designs high-performance AI chips and systems that accelerate the training and deployment of large AI models. The company competes with Nvidia in the fast-growing AI chip market. One of its major clients is Abu Dhabi-based cloud and AI company G42, which signed an agreement in 2023 to purchase supercomputers from Cerebras.
G42’s earlier connections with China have raised concerns in Washington about Beijing’s potential access to advanced semiconductor technology through third parties, including the UAE. The Gulf nation has been investing billions in AI, seeking to strengthen its technological capabilities while maintaining close ties with the United States.
Global technology firms such as Nvidia and OpenAI are partnering with G42 on the first phase of the Stargate UAE project. However, security concerns have influenced export decisions, with Cerebras-built computers for G42 remaining in the U.S. due to export licence requirements introduced under the previous U.S. administration.
Earlier this month, Cerebras withdrew its plans for a U.S. public listing after raising $1.1 billion in new funding. The round included investors such as 1789 Capital, a fund in which Donald Trump Jr is a partner. Feldman said the funds will be used to increase manufacturing capacity and build new data centres, expanding from the current six locations to as many as 12 or 15 in the coming months.
Cerebras still intends to go public. Feldman said the company has an “intention to refile it as quickly as we can,” though he did not share a specific timeline.
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