Dubai, UAE, October 13, 2025- Cerebras Systems announced plans to deploy megawatt-scale clusters of its AI compute hardware across the Stargate UAE data center hub, marking a major step in the country’s ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The announcement, made during the ongoing expansion of the UAE’s AI ecosystem, underscores Cerebras’s growing role in the global data infrastructure race. The company’s CEO, Andrew Feldman, said,
“I’m very confident that there will be big clusters here of our gear,”confirming that the project would include “megawatts worth of equipment” to support the Stargate initiative.
The Stargate UAE hub, developed by G42 in collaboration with partners including OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, Cisco, SoftBank, and others, is envisioned as one of the world’s largest AI campuses. The facility will eventually reach 5 gigawatts of capacity, with the first 200 MW phase expected to go online by 2026, establishing the UAE as a core node in the global AI supply chain.
Cerebras’s involvement in the project signifies a major endorsement of high-density AI compute architectures built around wafer-scale processors and clustered supercomputing systems, optimized for training and inferencing at massive scale. The deployment aligns with growing demand for GPU alternatives that can deliver equivalent performance with greater energy efficiency and simplified scaling.
The U.S.-based company already works closely with G42 on domestic projects, but the expansion to UAE soil adds a new layer of complexity, as such exports require U.S. government licensing approval. Feldman’s comments indicate optimism that these regulatory hurdles will be navigated successfully, paving the way for direct infrastructure integration at the Stargate site.
The Stargate UAE project represents more than just a regional data hub; it is the centerpiece of a broader U.S.-UAE strategic initiative designed to bridge Western AI development and Middle Eastern infrastructure capacity. With OpenAI’s alignment, G42’s sovereign cloud infrastructure, and Cerebras’s hardware innovations, the hub aims to reduce reliance on traditional GPU clusters and diversify the global AI compute landscape.
Industry observers see this as part of a wider shift toward multi-vendor AI ecosystems. G42 has reportedly been exploring collaborations not only with NVIDIA but also with AMD, Qualcomm, and other chipmakers to support the diverse compute demands of its hyperscale AI facilities.
As Cerebras readies its deployment, the partnership signals a broader re-architecture of global AI power centers, one increasingly defined not by geography, but by access to compute and collaboration.
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