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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.

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.

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 .

Vicuna, Altman, and the importance of green AI

Thursday, 22 June, 2023

Vicuna, Altman, and the importance of green AI

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To scale up the types of AI that we need, we must have great compute power, but we must also be able to network many different forms of compute power seamlessly and efficiently to accomplish our goals. Not only that, we must scale up capacity, while scaling down the environmental and financial costs of AI computing.

A Rising Star In The East Lights A Path To Responsible Artificial Intelligence: The Mohammed Bin Zayed University Of AI

Thursday, 22 June, 2023

A Rising Star In The East Lights A Path To Responsible Artificial Intelligence: The Mohammed Bin Zayed University Of AI

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As we hurtle into the 21st century, the pivotal role that Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays in reshaping our world cannot be ignored. True to the age-old wisdom of Heraclitus, who said, "Change is the only constant in life," we recognize that AI is not merely catalyzing transformations across industries — it is igniting a global engine of innovation that is rapidly changing our realities.

Hamed bin Zayed attends Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence Class of 2023 commencement ceremony

Sunday, 4 June, 2023

Hamed bin Zayed attends Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence Class of 2023 commencement ceremony

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In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) today hosted Commencement for the Class of 2023, its second cohort, strengthening AI talent capacity and contributing solutions to global challenges, including health, education, and climate.

Xing named 2023 IMS Fellow

Thursday, 4 May, 2023

Xing named 2023 IMS Fellow

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MBZUAI President and University Professor Eric Xing has been named a 2023 Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Xing has been honored for "pioneering contributions to statistics and machine learning research, entrepreneurship in artificial intelligence, and leadership in AI education," according to the IMS website. The IMS will honor 2023 Fellows as part of the annual IMS Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto in August.

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