- Signed on the sidelines of the UAE–France Business Dialogue in Abu Dhabi, the agreements build on bilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence
- MoUs span world models, AI infrastructure and sovereign enabled cloud, and potential integration with technology platforms
ABU DHABI, Oct 20, 2026: G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, and its portfolio company Analog have signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Advanced Machine Intelligence. The non-binding agreements span frontier AI research, advanced compute infrastructure, sovereign enabled cloud and potential industrial applications.
Co-founded by AI pioneer and Turing Award laureate Yann LeCun, Advanced Machine Intelligence is developing world models: a new generation of frontier AI systems designed to understand physical environments, anticipate outcomes and support reasoning and planning. Analog brings its own pioneer to the partnership. Founder and CEO Alex Kipman, the inventor behind Microsoft’s HoloLens and Kinect and recognized with the Longuet-Higgins Prize for his groundbreaking work in computer vision research, moved to Abu Dhabi to launch Analog with G42 and advance Physical Intelligence.
The proposed collaboration would combine Advanced Machine Intelligence’s research with G42’s AI infrastructure, cloud and deployment capabilities, including Analog’s Physical Intelligence platform, to identify where world models could be applied across industries.
His Excellency Mansoor Al Mansoori, CEO of G42 International, said: “The UAE and France share a longstanding partnership rooted in trust, shared ambition and a commitment to responsible technological progress. At G42, we are proud to build on this foundation through our work with AMI Labs. Together, we are advancing the frontiers of world models and Physical Intelligence, opening new possibilities for how AI understands and interacts with the physical world.”
“World models are how AI will learn to understand and act in the physical world. The UAE brings together talent, compute at scale and deep industrial expertise, which makes G42 a natural partner as we explore what world models can do in real environments,” said Alexandre Lebrun, co-founder and CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence.
The agreements provide a framework to exchange information, define shared objectives and shape future cooperation. Scope, commercial terms and implementation will be determined in separate definitive agreements.
Signed on the sidelines of the UAE–France Business Dialogue in Abu Dhabi, the agreements reinforce technological cooperation between the two countries and expand G42’s presence in France, building on its operational AI data center in Grenoble and its strategic partnership with Mistral AI, formalized in May 2025.
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About G42
G42 is a technology holding group and a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating worldwide, G42 champions AI as a powerful force for good across industries. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities today.
For more information, visit www.g42.ai
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About Advanced Machine Intelligence
Advanced Machine Intelligence is a global frontier AI research company co-founded by Turing Award laureate Yann LeCun. Headquartered in Paris, the company is building world models: AI systems that learn from observing the world, predict the outcomes of actions, and reason and plan. For more information, visit https://amilabs.xyz/.
About Khazna Data Centers
Khazna Data Centers is a global expert in critical AI infrastructure, helping governments, hyperscalers and businesses turn digital and AI ambition into reliable capacity at scale. Spanning design, construction, commissioning and operations, Khazna combines engineering discipline, energy alignment and operational excellence to deliver resilient, efficient infrastructure for high-density AI workloads, while embedding sustainability, safety and responsible resource use into how it grows.
For more information, visit www.khaznadatacenters.com.
About Core42
Core42, a G42 company, empowers individuals, enterprises and nations to unlock the full potential of AI through its comprehensive enablement capabilities. As a leading provider of sovereign enabled cloud and AI infrastructure, our mission is to accelerate the achievements of others and help them reach their most ambitious goals. We are building the digital backbone that powers AI-native societies. These foundations are essential to deploy advanced AI, unlock organizational value from proprietary data, and drive real outcomes.
To learn more, please visit www.core42.ai and follow Core42 LinkedIn, Core42 Instagram and Core42 X.
About Analog
Analog is a company born from the belief that intelligence belongs in the real world. The company is building a living fabric of Physical Intelligence that connects people, places, and things into one continuously learning and self-reinforcing world model.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi with lead investment from G42, Analog partners with governments and global enterprises to design systems that see, think, and act within the physical world. From intelligent cities and autonomous infrastructure to immersive cultural experiences and robotics, Analog is creating technology that amplifies rather than limits what it means to be human.
For more information, visit https://analog.io
