The Persian Gulf’s richest states are pushing forward with plans for a massive build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure, even though data centers have become repeated targets in the U.S. war with Iran. State-backed firms in the United Arab Emirates have continued work on a sprawling AI campus in Abu Dhabi meant to add five gigawatts of computing, after adding measures to protect workers at the peak of the war, people familiar with the matter said. In Saudi Arabia, Public Investment Fund-backed Humain plans to raise an initial $2.5 billion from global and domestic investors for data centers in the kingdom, people familiar with the matter said this week.
It’s moving ahead with plans to construct more than six gigawatts of computing capacity in the country and says its roll-out is on track despite the war.
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