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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.

The future of human-computer interaction in the era of AI

Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

The future of human-computer interaction in the era of AI

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This week, researchers and practitioners will gather at MBZUAI for the third AI Quorum of the academic year, which will focus on the future of human-computer interaction in the age of ubiquitous AI.

A new approach to improve vision-language models

Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

A new approach to improve vision-language models

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An MBZUAI team are presenting a study at the 38th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence that proposes a novel problem and solution to improve the openness and generalizability of vision-language models.

Physically-Based Simulation for Generative AI Models

Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

Physically-Based Simulation for Generative AI Models

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Given the vast development of generative AI models spanning various domains and industries, the need for high-quality, diverse, and extensive datasets has become increasingly pronounced. However, the procurement of such […]

Is Human Motion a Language without Words?

Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

Is Human Motion a Language without Words?

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This talk will summarize our recent works on bridging the gap between natural language and 3D human motions. I will first show results on text-to-motion synthesis, i.e., text-conditioned generative models […]

Teaching machines what they don’t know: a new approach to open-world object detection

Tuesday, 20 February, 2024

Teaching machines what they don’t know: a new approach to open-world object detection

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MBZUAI assistant professor Hisham Cholakkal and PhD student Sahal Shaji Mullappilly will share their recent innovations on open-world object detection at the upcoming AAAI Conference in Canada.

AI-Assisted Knowledge Navigation

Monday, 19 February, 2024

AI-Assisted Knowledge Navigation

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Homo sapiens (Latin: “wise human”) is a born knowledge seeker. While modern AI-powered search engines have revolutionized knowledge-seeking by responding to our queries in a manner that resembles natural conversation, […]

MBZUAI and UNDP partnership to advance use of artificial intelligence for sustainable development

Monday, 19 February, 2024

MBZUAI and UNDP partnership to advance use of artificial intelligence for sustainable development

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MBZUAI inked a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the World Governments Summit 2024 (WGS) to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to meet sustainable development goals.

InfiAgent: A Multi-Tool Agent for AI Operating Systems

Wednesday, 14 February, 2024

InfiAgent: A Multi-Tool Agent for AI Operating Systems

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Following the launch of GPT4-Agent, GPT4 has demonstrated its flexibility in utilizing tools like Advanced Data Analytics (ADA, previously known as code interpreter) and DALLE3, although the details of GPT4-Agent […]

Information Design under Uncertainty

Wednesday, 14 February, 2024

Information Design under Uncertainty

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Information design has gained in importance as sellers (data aggregators) are able to incentivize certain behaviors from competitive Buyers (firms) to increase social welfare or to sell this information to […]

OpenAI engineer talks tech, entrepreneurship, and the future of artificial intelligence

Tuesday, 13 February, 2024

OpenAI engineer talks tech, entrepreneurship, and the future of artificial intelligence

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Wesam Manassra shared insights on his time at Uber, Microsoft and OpenAI, as part of an event held in collaboration with startAD and sponsored by the MBZUAI Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center.

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