G42 announces assurance framework project for Pax Silica
Framework to provide continuous visibility into semiconductor deployment
#UAE #PaxSilica – Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence powerhouse G42 has announced its intent to develop and implement an enhanced assurance framework designed to secure the export, deployment and stewardship of advanced US-origin AI semiconductors operating within its infrastructure. Building on the United Arab Emirates’ participation in the US-led Pax Silica initiative, the framework is intended to establish a scalable model for trusted AI collaboration strengthening transparency, regulatory alignment and infrastructure-level governance across the global AI supply chain.
The assurance framework will establish a structured Common Operating Picture providing continuous, verifiable visibility into the location, control and authorized use of advanced US-origin AI semiconductors deployed within G42’s environment. The framework will be able to verify geolocation and physical control of regulated hardware, provide continuous transparency into deployment and authorized end-use, integrate governance safeguards aligned with US export controls and enable structured engagement channels with relevant regulatory authorities.
SO WHAT? – The initiative aims to build trust, verification, and responsible use directly into the compute layer, allowing G42 and its partners to provide assurance to third parties, such as required under the US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership and US export approvals of high-end AI chips sold to the UAE. The framework will modernise traditional compliance constructs and rather than relying on periodic audits or post-deployment oversight mechanisms, it will deploy cryptographic mechanisms to track compute utilization across regulated clusters, enabling secure token-level tracking and verification. The framework will provide enhanced assurance regarding integrity, origin and authorised application of AI workloads operating within G42’s infrastructure through infrastructure-native governance.
Here are some key points regarding the initiative:
G42 plans to develop and implement an enhanced assurance framework designed to secure the export, deployment and stewardship of advanced US-origin AI semiconductors operating within its infrastructure.
Advanced US-origin semiconductors will operate within G42’s Regulated Technology Environment, a secure computing framework developed in close coordination with and under guidance of US and UAE governments, incorporating controls aligned with US cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-53 principles.
The Regulated Technology Environment, described by the company as a “gold standard”, enables regulated US technologies to be deployed in compliance with license obligations and US export control requirements. It incorporates robust physical and logical access controls, personnel screening, strict authorization protocols, continuous monitoring and logging, and segregation mechanisms.
G42 intends to deploy advanced cryptographic mechanisms to track compute utilisation across regulated clusters, with infrastructure-native governance model aiming to hardwire compliance and transparency into the compute layer itself through secure token-level tracking and verification.
The assurance framework is intended to serve not only G42’s own infrastructure but as replicable blueprint for trusted AI ecosystems across Pax Silica partner countries and potentially additional aligned partners committed to secure and responsible AI deployment.
The framework is designed to verify geolocation and physical control of regulated hardware, provide continuous transparency into deployment and authorised end-use, integrate governance safeguards aligned with US export controls and enable structured engagement channels with relevant regulatory authorities.
ZOOM OUT – G42’s assurance framework builds on Qatar and the UAE's addition to Pax Silica, the US-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains announced in January 2026. Qatar signed the Pax Silica declaration on 12 January followed by the UAE on 15 January, joining Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Britain and Australia. The programme seeks to safeguard the full technology supply chain including critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, computing and data infrastructure.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]