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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.

MBZUAI continues in its climb up the rankings; highlighting notable research in 2024

Monday, 12 August, 2024

MBZUAI continues in its climb up the rankings; highlighting notable research in 2024

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As the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is continuing to increase the breadth and pace of publication of ground-breaking research in artificial intelligence (AI).

Walking the line: Safety and performance in large language models

Monday, 12 August, 2024

Walking the line: Safety and performance in large language models

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Presented at ACL 2024, Yuxia Wang's recent paper assesses safety and cultural sensitivity in Chinese large language models, using a dataset with over 3,000 prompts.

Campus life gives MBZUAI students a home away from home

Thursday, 8 August, 2024

Campus life gives MBZUAI students a home away from home

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From state-of-the-art labs to calm green spaces, MBZUAI has created a campus experience that that caters to students’ academic, social and emotional needs.

Going out on a limb: Transforming physiotherapy with the help of MBZUAI

Wednesday, 31 July, 2024

Going out on a limb: Transforming physiotherapy with the help of MBZUAI

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Backed by MBZUAI’s Incubation and Entrepreneur Center, Emirati founder Shamma Al Saedi won the Ministry of Education Entrepreneurship Challenge for her health tech startup.

The complexities of identifying causality in the real world: A new study presented at ICML

Saturday, 27 July, 2024

The complexities of identifying causality in the real world: A new study presented at ICML

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MBZUAI researchers and faculty presented a study at ICML that addresses one of the most fundamental problems in causal discovery.

Applications now open for new six-day intensive artificial intelligence program for local and international executives at MBZUAI

Friday, 26 July, 2024

Applications now open for new six-day intensive artificial intelligence program for local and international executives at MBZUAI

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Thirty local and international executives are encouraged to apply for Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)’s targeted week-long executive program to be held in Abu Dhabi in October.

New approaches for machine learning optimization presented at ICML

Wednesday, 24 July, 2024

New approaches for machine learning optimization presented at ICML

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MBZUAI research assistant Eduard Gorbunov co-authored the study in collaboration with scientists from seven other universities around the world.

More than meets the eye: Identifying hidden causal variables with causal representation learning

Tuesday, 23 July, 2024

More than meets the eye: Identifying hidden causal variables with causal representation learning

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A study presented at ICML by Kun Zhang proposes a new approach for identifying hidden causal variables based on observable data.

Automated Decision Making for Safety Critical Applications

Monday, 22 July, 2024

Automated Decision Making for Safety Critical Applications

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Building robust decision making systems for autonomous systems is challenging. Decisions must be made based on imperfect information about the environment and with uncertainty about how the environment will evolve. […]

Why AI is an Olympics gamechanger

Monday, 22 July, 2024

Why AI is an Olympics gamechanger

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Take a look at why AI will make this year’s Olympic Games more remarkable than ever, and how it can impact future events.

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