India and the United Arab Emirates are partnering with Cerebras, a specialized AI chip company, and G42, an Emirati artificial intelligence firm, to develop AI capabilities independent from Google and Microsoft. According to Rest of World, the initiative represents a broader push by nations to build domestically controlled AI infrastructure—a response to growing concerns about dependence on American technology platforms. The partnership signals intensifying geopolitical competition in artificial intelligence development.

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