Elon Musk tried to derail OpenAI-led UAE deal, pressured Trump for xAI role: Report

Elon Musk reportedly attempted to obstruct a landmark artificial intelligence partnership between OpenAI and the United Arab Emirates unless his own startup, xAI, was brought into the fold, according to people familiar with the matter cited byThe Wall Street Journal.

The deal, announced on 22 May, involves a consortium of major American tech companies led by OpenAI and aims to build one of the largest AI data centres in the world, located in Abu Dhabi. It includes partners such as Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco and SoftBank, and is being spearheaded by G42, an Emirati AI company controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser and brother to the country’s president.