ADNOC, OpenAI and G42 Sign AI Deployment Agreement in Abu Dhabi

ADNOC, OpenAI and G42 signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on November 2 to deploy artificial intelligence across the energy company’s operations. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing during a meeting with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. The energy deal was one of four agreements covering government, energy and investment. According to the Abu Dhabi government announcement, the ADNOC agreement involves G42 subsidiary Inception42 and covers operational, investment and commercial decision-making. It aims to improve efficiency and productivity, with GPT models running on inference infrastructure inside the UAE. Altman said: “We are proud to support the UAE’s ambition, anchored in a shared commitment to safety, accessibility and responsible innovation.” Abu Dhabi Government and OpenAI also launched the Machine-Readable Government initiative, led by the Department of Government Enablement. A defined set of policies and regulations will be converted into machine-readable form so AI can assist routine compliance assessments, including those for permits and certificates. Assessments will remain traceable to the governing rules, while government officials retain final oversight and accountability. The first pilot is already in production at the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority and focuses on food imports. Computation runs on GPUs in UAE data centres. A separate agreement between Mubadala, Inception42 and OpenAI covers investment analysis, identifying opportunities and assessing risks. Inception42 and OpenAI also signed a five-year agreement to support AI adoption across UAE government, enterprise and education, combining models and engineering with applied AI and consultancy services.