DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - UAE-based artificial

intelligence company G42 is actively working with U.S. partners

and the Emirati government to comply with AI development and

deployment standards, amid concerns about its ties to China.

A spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Thursday that

the firm will work with partners "to comply with the highest

global standards" in AI, the first remarks from G42 since the

UAE scuttled meetings between it and U.S. Congressional staffers

in July.

Lawmakers in the United States raised concerns G42 could

transfer powerful U.S. AI technology to China, after Microsoft ( MSFT )

invested $1.5 billion in the company, according to a

congressional spokesperson.

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, the country's

ruling family and U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake hold

stakes in G42, the chairman of which, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed

Al Nahyan, is the UAE national security adviser and a brother to

the president.

"It is entirely understandable and appropriate for the U.S.

government to be interested in how critical technology, such as

Artificial Intelligence, evolves and is applied," the G42

spokesperson said.