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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from MBZUAI and the wider industry, featuring insights into ongoing University research, innovations, and developments shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The Node gathers expert commentary, press announcements, and initiatives from the University and its partners, keeping you informed on the most relevant trends and breakthroughs.

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Strong AI ecosystem built on collaborative efforts with industry

Tuesday, 28 November, 2023

Strong AI ecosystem built on collaborative efforts with industry

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) held an appreciation ceremony recently to recognize more than 30 industry partners for their ongoing support and collaboration in cultivating a burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Abu Dhabi with pioneering and world-leading ideas.

MBZUAI to highlight AI research for sustainability at COP28 UAE and its important role in providing solutions

Friday, 24 November, 2023

MBZUAI to highlight AI research for sustainability at COP28 UAE and its important role in providing solutions

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) will participate at COP28 in the Greening Education Hub that is organized by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the UAE later this month, underscoring the critical role artificial intelligence (AI) can play in accelerating innovation and helping society meet climate change targets. 

Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

Wednesday, 22 November, 2023

Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

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Today marks the official launch of Jais Climate, the world’s first bilingual large language model (LLM) dedicated to climate and sustainability. Developed through a partnership between Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate research university dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), and Core42, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group G42, Jais Climate aims to inform, inspire, and drive awareness about climate change and sustainability.

MBZUAI to play vanguard role at NeurIPS 2023

Friday, 17 November, 2023

MBZUAI to play vanguard role at NeurIPS 2023

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MBZUAI faculty will present 53 papers at the 37th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.

The RenAIssance: Why AI marks a resurgence of empiricism

Thursday, 16 November, 2023

The RenAIssance: Why AI marks a resurgence of empiricism

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Professor Eric Xing's op-ed for the World Economic Forum's Agenda on why dystopian AI predictions owe more to sensationalism than scientific substance.

Innovation accelerated: MBZUAI announces new center of Foundation Models to spearhead research and application  of generative AI

Tuesday, 17 October, 2023

Innovation accelerated: MBZUAI announces new center of Foundation Models to spearhead research and application of generative AI

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) – the world's first graduate-level artificial intelligence (AI) university dedicated to research – welcomed its largest and most diverse class since its 2019 establishment.  

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visits MBZUAI to witness its latest research in health, LLMs and sustainable AI

Monday, 9 October, 2023

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visits MBZUAI to witness its latest research in health, LLMs and sustainable AI

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) – the world's first graduate-level artificial intelligence (AI) university dedicated to research – recently hosted Malaysian Prime Minister, H.E. Anwar Ibrahim, who was received by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Chairman of MBZUAI, and COP 28 President-Delegate, to advance ties between the UAE and Malaysia’s technology strategies, specifically in artificial intelligence (AI).

In a wide-ranging discussion with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Community Development, MBZUAI’s Eric Xing outlines the transformative potential of AI

Monday, 2 October, 2023

In a wide-ranging discussion with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Community Development, MBZUAI’s Eric Xing outlines the transformative potential of AI

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University Professor and President of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Eric Xing, outlined what he described as a new “RenAIssance’ on Wednesday in a wide-ranging talk […]

Meet “Jais”, The World’s Most Advanced Arabic Large Language Model Open Sourced by G42’s Inception

Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

Meet “Jais”, The World’s Most Advanced Arabic Large Language Model Open Sourced by G42’s Inception

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Inception, the pioneering G42 company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI, announced the open-source release of Jais, the world’s highest quality Arabic Large Language Model. Jais is a 13-billion parameter model trained on a newly developed 395-billion-token Arabic and English dataset.

In the eye of the beholder: AI optimism and female empowerment

Monday, 28 August, 2023

In the eye of the beholder: AI optimism and female empowerment

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AI is in the eye of the beholder, and to these AI optimists working in the field, it promises change and disruption in its most beneficiary form. Achieving gender parity sparks diversity in the science, with a new generation of skilled female AI practitioners and digital transformation adopters, ready to utilize the power of AI for noble quests, including philanthropy, clean energy and transportation, and safety and security.

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