Microsoft seeks US export license for AI chips in the Middle East and collaborates with G42 Abu Dhabi to establish an AI research institute. Microsoft hopes that the US government can provide more "clarity and consistency" in export controls, as these control measures have delayed the delivery of cutting-edge AI chips to the Middle East. At the same time, Microsoft announced the establishment of a new artificial intelligence research institute with its partner G42 in Abu Dhabi. This year, Microsoft invested $1.5 billion in G42, hoping to use the UAE's largest AI company as a gateway to enter the African and Asian markets, where Microsoft believes the demand for AI is unmet and growing. However, the United States has restricted the export of AI specific chips to the Middle East, and Microsoft has not yet obtained the component export license required for its cooperation plan with G42.