Sam Altman says OpenAI will "take the hardest, most valuable problems" at ADNOC

At the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday, OpenAI and the UAE’s ADNOC and G42 announced an agreement for the state energy company to use OpenAI’s newest AI systems across its operations. ADNOC CEO Sultan Al Jaber said it would be the first energy company to adopt those tools. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who also met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the event, said the pact marked further cooperation with the UAE and noted that energy supply is a major constraint on AI, with power needs affecting cost and scale. He said OpenAI’s top models would be applied to complex operating challenges at ADNOC. The agreement adds to OpenAI’s growing presence in the UAE; the company is also seeking investors and is involved in a large UAE data-center project.