Iranian strikes test the Gulf's trillion-dollar AI dream

ChrisArchitect

Related: Operational issue – Multiple services (UAE) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47209781

pinkmuffinere

It would be really interesting if this pushes infrastructure further into countries which are less developed but also less war-torn. I'm not really familiar with the region, but I imagine parts of West Africa might be good candidates.

kittikitti

"In return, Abu Dhabi’s G42 cut ties with China’s Huawei, and Humain pledged not to buy Huawei equipment — effectively locking Beijing out of the region’s AI expansion." This is a great point, and one that I will be keenly watching because I wasn't aware of this. I was aware that Beijing is purging Israeli technology so it's even more interesting given the article posted.

Computer0

One of the best things to come out of this war is the damage to AWS centers! Get some!