OpenAI, G42, Microsoft lead talks on co-creating AI-native societies

GITEX GLOBAL 2025, the world’s largest tech and AI event, takes place from 13-17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre, at a pivotal moment when countries worldwide shift from fragmented AI adoption towards nation-scale intelligence strategies where computing power, data, institutional readiness, and governance combine to drive economic and societal transformation.

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A discussion during the previous edition of GITEX GLOBAL.

With global attention fixed on the emergence of AI nations, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, marks his highly anticipated debut at GITEX GLOBAL, joining Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42, in a landmark virtual discussion on the theme of moving “From Early Adoption to AI-Native Societies: Envisioning the Next Era of Intelligence.” Bringing together the two most-watched global vanguards influencing the trajectory of AI, the session is set to deliver groundbreaking insights on going beyond experimentation into full AI integration, laying the foundation of AI-native societies.

The GITEX & G42 AI-Native Societies Programme expands the conversation into strategic alliances and architectures. Senior executives from Core42 and the US-UAE Business Council dive into the UAE-US5GW AI Campus, the largest AI infrastructure project outside the US. Delving further into intelligence infrastructures and the visionary Global Intelligence Grid are senior leaders from G42, OpenAI, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Khazna Data Centres, and Cerebras.