DUBAI: UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42 is working closely with U.S. partners and the Emirati government to adhere to AI development and deployment standards amid concerns about its ties to China.
A spokesperson for G42 informed Reuters on Thursday that the company is committed to collaborating with partners “to comply with the highest global standards” in AI. This marks the first official statement from G42 since the UAE canceled meetings between the company and U.S. Congressional staffers in July.
U.S. lawmakers have expressed concerns that G42 might transfer advanced U.S. AI technology to China following Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in the company, according to a congressional spokesperson.
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, the UAE ruling family, and U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake hold stakes in G42. The chairman, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is the UAE national security adviser and a brother to the president.
“It is entirely understandable and appropriate for the U.S. government to be interested in how critical technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, evolves and is applied,” the G42 spokesperson stated.
