G42
An Abu Dhabi-based AI and cloud computing company. It is partnering with OpenAI and other American firms to build a massive 5-gigawatt data center campus, exemplifying the 'AI Diplomacy' framework in action.
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Summary
G42, officially known as Group 42 Holding Ltd, is an Emirati artificial intelligence (AI) development holding company established in 2018 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The company is a key player in the UAE's ambition to become a global leader in AI, focusing on developing AI solutions across diverse sectors including government, healthcare, finance, oil and gas, aviation, hospitality, biotechnology, surveillance, and data centers. G42 has formed significant strategic alliances, notably a partnership with OpenAI, and recently secured a substantial $1.5 billion investment from Microsoft, aligning with a broader US strategy to foster tech collaborations in the Middle East to counterbalance China's influence in the AI domain.
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Type
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development Holding Company
Founded
2018
Full Name
Group 42 Holding Ltd
Focus Areas
AI development across government, healthcare, finance, oil and gas, aviation, hospitality, biotechnology, surveillance, data centers
Nationality
Emirati
Headquarters
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Investment Received
1.5 billion USD from Microsoft
Timeline
- G42 (Group 42 Holding Ltd) was founded in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)
2018-01-01
- Reportedly became the sole registered shareholder of the ToTok mobile application. (Source: Web Search Results)
2019-01-01
- Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42. (Source: Web Search Results)
2024-04-16
- Engaged in a partnership with OpenAI as part of a US AI diplomacy framework. (Source: Related Documents, Web Search Results)
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View on WikipediaG42 (company)
Group 42 Holding Ltd, doing business as G42, is an Emirati artificial intelligence (AI) development holding company founded in 2018 and is based in Abu Dhabi. The company is focused on AI development across various industries including government, healthcare, finance, oil and gas, aviation, and hospitality.
Web Search Results
- G42 (company) - Wikipedia
Group 42 Holding Ltd, doing business as G42, is an Emirati artificial intelligence (AI) development holding company founded in 2018 and is based in Abu Dhabi. The company is focused on AI development across various industries including government, healthcare, finance, oil and gas, aviation, and hospitality. ## History [edit&action=edit§ion=1 "Edit section: History")] [...] As of 2019, Group 42 was reportedly the sole registered shareholder of ToTok "ToTok (app)"), a free messaging, video, and voice-calling mobile application. The application was downloaded by users in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa, within several months. The application was accused of being "used by the government of the United Arab Emirates to try to track every conversation, movement, relationship, appointment, sound and image of those who install it", in a New York [...] G42 was founded in 2018 and is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company performs AI research and development processes on big data, AI, and machine learning via its subsidiary, the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI). The company is chaired by the National Security Advisor of the UAE, Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan "Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (national security advisor)"), who is also its controlling shareholder. Peng Xiao is the Group CEO, former head of Emirati cybersecurity
- G42 | Inventing a Better Everyday
G42 is a technology group that invents visionary artificial intelligence for a better everyday. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating across the world,
- G42: What To Know About The Emirati AI Giant After Microsoft ...
Microsoft inked a deal with Emirati AI firm G42. ## Key Facts G42 is a technology holding company and a giant in artificial intelligence, forming a crucial part of the UAE’s plans to become a world leader in the field with a variety of companies in areas including biotechnology, surveillance, healthcare and data centers. [...] ByRobert Hart # What To Know About G42—The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft ByRobert Hart, Former Staff. ## Topline Microsoft on Tuesday announced it will invest $1.5 billion in leading United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42, the tech giant’s latest high stakes investment in the sector and a sign of growing ties between Washington and Abu Dhabi as the U.S. fights to stay ahead of China in the race to control AI. [...] Microsoft’s deal with G42 is the company’s latest big swing in the AI space as companies like Google and OpenAI compete for talent and access to key technologies. For Microsoft, this includes training workers for an AI-enabled future, a $10 billion deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI and a partnership with French AI startup Mistral. The U.S. giant’s pivot to AI also includes a keyboard design change, the first major alteration to the hardware in decades. The new design features a dedicated button to
- G41 and G42 Cutter Compensation - GCodeTutor
Larger industrial machinery normally uses this style of defining the radius of the tool as the tooling information is entered into the tool table during the set up of the machine. During the tool call line of our program, the machine pulls all the tooling information into its memory and G42 is used to let the machine know that we wish to use cutter compensation. No other information is needed. [...] We can use two different G-Codes to apply cutter compensation depending on the direction of the cut. G41 is left compensation and G42 is right compensation. On a CNC machine, it is usually recommended to use climb milling, this needs to be taken into consideration when writing our programs and deciding which direction to apply cutter compensation. [...] On machines with a built-in tool table within their control system, we normally see cutter compensation just applied using a simple G42 (or G41) command
- A Guide to Cutter Compensation: What is G41 and G42?
But this requires knowing the radius of the tool, knowing that it’s in pristine condition, and understanding the programming requirements. Using a G41 or G42 code, CNC machines can be programmed to automatically apply cutter compensation based on the variables' measurement. This saves time and labor and reduces the chance of human error in manual calculations using the tool table. By automating cutter compensation, machines can complete work more precisely. [...] Cutter compensation (cutter comp), or Cutter Diameter Compensation (CDC), allows programmed path adjustments on the CNC machine to impart greater precision and compensate for the machine, tool, or material characteristics. By shifting the centerline from the tool shaft to the cutter's edge, the program can use geometry to determine the offset direction instead of the tool's center point on the shaft. [...] Cutter compensation uses cutter comp G code to define the actual offset to be performed. This may be cutter diameter compensation or cutter radius compensation, depending on the cut and the tool size. The centerline is always set based on the tool's radius - any less, and the piece would be undercut.
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View on DBPediaG42, G-42 or G.42 may refer to: * HMS Lincoln (G42), a United Kingdom Royal Navy destroyer * SMS G42, an Imperial German Navy torpedo boat * G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway in China * Victorian Railways G class locomotive number * Glock 42 pistol * , an upcoming television channel in early 2017This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter-number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.