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Daily Tribune
22-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Tribune
UAE unveils new Arabic-language AI model Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates yesterday announced a new Arabic-language artificial intelligence model, describing it as the best-performing in the region. The oil-rich Gulf state, keen to become a leader in the sector, previously unveiled Falcon in 2023 -- an open-source model developed by Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute. "We're proud to finally bring Arabic to Falcon, and prouder still that the best-performing large language model in the Arab world was built in the UAE," said Faisal Al-Bannai, secretary general of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council, which oversees the project. Falcon Arabic was trained on Arabic-language data covering various dialects across the region and matches "the performance of models up to 10 times its size", said a statement. The council also announced Falcon H1, a new model designed to cut the computing power and technical expertise typically needed to run advanced systems. During US President Donald Trump's visit to Abu Dhabi last week, the two countries signed an AI agreement that includes Emirati investment in American data centres.
Mint
21-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
UAE launches Arabic language AI model as Gulf race gathers pace
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates launched a new Arabic language artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday as the regional race to develop AI technologies accelerates in the Gulf. The UAE, a major oil exporter, has been spending billions of dollars in a push to become a global AI player, looking to leverage its strong relations with the United States to secure access to technology. U.S. President Donald Trump said during a visit last week that an AI agreement with the UAE creates a path for it to access some of the advanced AI semiconductors from U.S. firms, a major win for the Gulf country. Falcon Arabic, developed by Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), aims to capture the full linguistic diversity of the Arab world through a "high-quality native (non-translated) Arabic dataset," a statement said. It also matches the performance of models up to 10 times its size, it said. "Today, AI leadership is not about scale for the sake of scale. It is about making powerful tools useful, usable, and universal," Faisal Al Bannai, ATRC secretary general said in the statement. ATRC also launched Falcon H1, which it said outperforms competitors from Meta and Alibaba by reducing the computing power and technical expertise traditionally required to run advanced systems. AI was a central theme during Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia as well, which is pitching itself as a prospective hub for AI activity outside the U.S.
NDTV
21-05-2025
- Business
- NDTV
UAE Launches Arabic Language AI Model As Gulf Race Gathers Pace
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates launched a new Arabic language artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday as the regional race to develop AI technologies accelerates in the Gulf. The UAE, a major oil exporter, has been spending billions of dollars in a push to become a global AI player, looking to leverage its strong relations with the United States to secure access to technology. US President Donald Trump said during a visit last week that an AI agreement with the UAE creates a path for it to access some of the advanced AI semiconductors from US firms, a major win for the Gulf country. Falcon Arabic, developed by Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), aims to capture the full linguistic diversity of the Arab world through a "high-quality native (non-translated) Arabic dataset," a statement said. It also matches the performance of models up to 10 times its size, it said. "Today, AI leadership is not about scale for the sake of scale. It is about making powerful tools useful, usable, and universal," Faisal Al Bannai, ATRC secretary general said in the statement. ATRC also launched Falcon H1, which it said outperforms competitors from Meta and Alibaba by reducing the computing power and technical expertise traditionally required to run advanced systems. AI was a central theme during Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia as well, which is pitching itself as a prospective hub for AI activity outside the US. The kingdom launched a new company earlier this month to develop and manage AI technologies and infrastructure, which is also aiming to offer one of the world's most powerful multimodal Arabic large language models, according to a statement.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UAE launches Arabic language AI model as Gulf race gathers pace
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates launched a new Arabic language artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday as the regional race to develop AI technologies accelerates in the Gulf. The UAE, a major oil exporter, has been spending billions of dollars in a push to become a global AI player, looking to leverage its strong relations with the United States to secure access to technology. U.S. President Donald Trump said during a visit last week that an AI agreement with the UAE creates a path for it to access some of the advanced AI semiconductors from U.S. firms, a major win for the Gulf country. Falcon Arabic, developed by Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), aims to capture the full linguistic diversity of the Arab world through a "high-quality native (non-translated) Arabic dataset," a statement said. It also matches the performance of models up to 10 times its size, it said. "Today, AI leadership is not about scale for the sake of scale. It is about making powerful tools useful, usable, and universal," Faisal Al Bannai, ATRC secretary general said in the statement. ATRC also launched Falcon H1, which it said outperforms competitors from Meta and Alibaba by reducing the computing power and technical expertise traditionally required to run advanced systems. AI was a central theme during Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia as well, which is pitching itself as a prospective hub for AI activity outside the U.S. The kingdom launched a new company earlier this month to develop and manage AI technologies and infrastructure, which is also aiming to offer one of the world's most powerful multimodal Arabic large language models, according to a statement. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Recorder
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
UAE launches Arabic language AI model as Gulf race gathers pace
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates launched a new Arabic language artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday as the regional race to develop AI technologies accelerates in the Gulf. The UAE, a major oil exporter, has been spending billions of dollars in a push to become a global AI player, looking to leverage its strong relations with the United States to secure access to technology. U.S. President Donald Trump said during a visit last week that an AI agreement with the UAE creates a path for it to access some of the advanced AI semiconductors from U.S. firms, a major win for the Gulf country. Falcon Arabic, developed by Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), aims to capture the full linguistic diversity of the Arab world through a 'high-quality native (non-translated) Arabic dataset,' a statement said. It also matches the performance of models up to 10 times its size, it said. UAE and US agree on path for Abu Dhabi to buy most advanced AI chips, Trump says 'Today, AI leadership is not about scale for the sake of scale. It is about making powerful tools useful, usable, and universal,' Faisal Al Bannai, ATRC secretary general said in the statement. ATRC also launched Falcon H1, which it said outperforms competitors from Meta and Alibaba by reducing the computing power and technical expertise traditionally required to run advanced systems. AI was a central theme during Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia as well, which is pitching itself as a prospective hub for AI activity outside the U.S. The kingdom launched a new company earlier this month to develop and manage AI technologies and infrastructure, which is also aiming to offer one of the world's most powerful multimodal Arabic large language models, according to a statement.
