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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.

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.

Lin provides critical insights at SIGIR 2023

Monday, 21 August, 2023

Lin provides critical insights at SIGIR 2023

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MBZUAI affiliated professor of Machine Learning Chih-Jen Lin gave one of the keynotes at the recent 46th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, held in Taipei, Taiwan.

AI-aided cancer diagnostics in the era of precision medicine

Friday, 18 August, 2023

AI-aided cancer diagnostics in the era of precision medicine

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A MBZUAI team has been researching how to refine AI-based techniques to accelerate and improve diagnosis for colorectal cancer and breast cancer.

MBZUAI welcomes the largest and most diverse cohort of 142 students from 34 countries

Tuesday, 15 August, 2023

MBZUAI welcomes the largest and most diverse cohort of 142 students from 34 countries

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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.  

Llama 2: a global release of local importance

Monday, 14 August, 2023

Llama 2: a global release of local importance

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Since its inception, MBZUAI has championed open-source AI solutions. The university recently joined around 50 organizations including IBM, AWS, Microsoft, and NVIDIA as global partners for Meta's release of Llama 2.

Metaverse healthcare in red, green, and blue

Wednesday, 9 August, 2023

Metaverse healthcare in red, green, and blue

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MBZUAI Professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik and a team of collaborators have demonstrated that a humble webcam can be used to provide real-time data about human health.

MBZUAI launches dedicated robotics and computer science graduate programs to meet surging global market demand

Thursday, 3 August, 2023

MBZUAI launches dedicated robotics and computer science graduate programs to meet surging global market demand

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has established two new departments and four associated graduate programs dedicated to robotics and computer science, catering to the surging global demand for these disciplines, which is expected to hit USD $225 billion and $140 billion, respectively, by 2030 .

MBZUAI graduate wins IEEE MetaCom Best Ph.D. Forum Paper Award

Monday, 31 July, 2023

MBZUAI graduate wins IEEE MetaCom Best Ph.D. Forum Paper Award

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A recent MBZUAI master’s graduate in computer vision now pursuing his Ph.D., Ahmed Elhagry, was recently recognized in Kyoto, Japan, for his findings on developing more realistic and interactive immersive virtual environments, receiving the Best Ph.D. Forum Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (IEEE MetaCom 2023) in June.

Inaugural undergraduate AI research internship attracts stellar students to MBZUAI’s Abu Dhabi campus

Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

Inaugural undergraduate AI research internship attracts stellar students to MBZUAI’s Abu Dhabi campus

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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has welcomed 34 of the world’s most promising STEM undergraduate students to its Abu Dhabi campus for a one-month research internship as part of the inaugural edition of the university’s Undergraduate Research Internship Program (UGRIP).  

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