California-based Cerebras Systems is expanding its AI infrastructure to the United Arab Emirates, a move that will strengthen the region’s position as a global hub for AI supercomputing. The company aims to deploy large clusters of its compute gear for the Stargate UAE project — an ambitious U.S.–UAE collaboration to build one of the world’s largest AI data center networks outside the United States.
Speaking to Reuters, Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said the initiative will bring “megawatts worth of equipment” to the Gulf, serving not only the UAE but also fast-growing markets in India and Pakistan. The project, he added, is part of a long-term effort to establish large-scale AI infrastructure capable of training and deploying next-generation models for regional and global clients.
Strengthening the UAE’s AI ambitions
The UAE has rapidly emerged as one of the most aggressive investors in AI infrastructure, supported by partnerships with technology giants including Nvidia, OpenAI, and G42 — Abu Dhabi’s AI and cloud technology firm. Cerebras already supplies AI supercomputers to G42, which has been leading the country’s efforts to build sovereign AI capabilities.
While the UAE’s collaboration with U.S. firms has drawn scrutiny in Washington due to G42’s historical ties to China, the Gulf nation continues to seek alignment with Western technology ecosystems. The Stargate initiative, backed by American partners, marks a strategic shift to secure trusted, export-compliant access to advanced computing technology.
Feldman noted that Cerebras intends to expand its network of AI data centers from six to as many as 15 global sites within the next several months. The UAE hub will play a pivotal role in serving regional demand for high-performance compute across sectors including healthcare, defense, energy, and education.
Scaling global AI compute infrastructure
Cerebras’ signature product — the Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE) — is among the largest AI chips ever built, designed to accelerate model training far beyond conventional GPU clusters. By integrating these systems into the Stargate UAE project, the company seeks to deliver low-latency, high-efficiency compute power capable of handling billion-parameter AI workloads.
The company recently raised $1.1 billion in new funding from investors including 1789 Capital, a fund co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., after withdrawing plans for a U.S. public listing earlier this year. Feldman said the capital will be used to scale manufacturing and finance new data center deployments, emphasizing that Cerebras still intends to go public after stabilizing its infrastructure growth.
A milestone for AI geopolitics
The UAE’s push to establish the world’s largest non-U.S. AI data center ecosystem reflects a deeper geopolitical shift in AI power concentration. As nations compete to secure semiconductor supply chains, partnerships like Cerebras–G42 are shaping new routes for AI sovereignty and strategic technology exchange.
For Cerebras, the expansion underscores its growing influence as a challenger to Nvidia in the global AI chip market — and signals that the next era of AI infrastructure will be defined not only by innovation, but by strategic alignment, regional resilience, and trusted technology alliances.
(This news was first covered by Reuters)
