US EditionSchumer slams Trump-led deals to sell AI chips to Saudi Arabia, UAE
- President Donald Trump ended a brief trip to Qatar on May 15, 2025, before flying to the United Arab Emirates to advance AI chip deals.
- The deals follow the Trump administration rescinding Biden-era AI chip export restrictions to allow the UAE to import 500,000 advanced Nvidia chips annually.
- These agreements are part of a broader surge in Gulf business commitments, including Saudi investments of $600 billion in the U.S. And Qatar Airlines purchasing 210 Boeing jets.
- Representative John Moolenaar urged safeguards before more agreements proceed, citing national security concerns amid rising AI geopolitics.
- If the Gulf states complete all proposed deals, the region could emerge as a third global AI power center alongside the U.S. And China.
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Schumer slams Trump-led deals to sell AI chips to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), a leading advocate for American leadership in the field of artificial intelligence, is slamming President Trump’s support for deals to sell advanced U.S. chip technology to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Schumer says that Trump would “green-light the sale of the most sensitive U.S. chip technology in…
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